It's Never Too Late

Our eyes have met
Blushing occurs
With words unspoken
We can feel each other’s stare
Garnering interest,

but stuck In the moment;
not knowing which way to break the ice
We don’t speak, only connect
Just a hallway away
Unable to capitalize on the moment
With a series of bad decisions
Our paths continue to cross
Hearts drawn, but still unable to speak
Life continues to hand us despair
Avoidable relationships
If only words could have been spoken sooner
When opportunity knocks
It's Never Too Late
We’ve finally talked
A Match made in Heaven
10 years without words
Without any regrets
Just ready to move forward
3rd time’s the charm
Rewarded for all of the pain
With lifetime of Mrs. Added to your name

My First Crush: The Perfect Girl

I remember like it was yesterday when I had my first crush. I was in the 6th grade and her name was Toi Barnhardt. Wow! She was the perfect girl and I don’t mean sexy like I hear some of young guys talking. I mean cute, sweet, everything that a girl in the 6th grade should be. I thought she was the best thing since sliced bread and assume everybody around me was crazy for not liking her. It’s true! She was so clearly this perfect, amazing girl and I was honestly so confused with the fact that she wasn’t swarmed with pre-pubescent boys, that I tried to examine her critically, looking for flaws that I hadn’t seen before. Unsuccessful at this attempt to find something wrong her, I realized that people have different taste. In the 6th grade that was a profound message to me. She may have been the perfect girl to me, but that doesn’t mean that she was perfect for everyone else! Anyways….I was shy and I didn’t say anything to her, but I did give her some fries and a piece of my primetime pizza at lunch. That’s pretty much the sum of our relationship. I guess I didn’t have my swag yet lol. In some way it was pretty naïve for me to think that everyone would like this girl, but another way it was to me really romantic you know? I thought she was, objectively, the best girl ever!