(A fictional free verse poem.)
The sun had just began peering over the horizon,
I could hear the calm whispers of the morning
As the cool Autumn breeze nipped at my skin.
All I could see were his icy blue eyes
Deeper than the Atlantic and cooler than the Antarctic,
Staring back at me as if they were longing for something.
I watch as his lips quiver, trying to form words,
“I have something to ask you. But I’m afraid.
Afraid of judgment.”
“You can always talk to me” I say,
And as the words are escaping my lips
I see him leaning in closer,
My heart and mind racing as one
Could this be it?
Could he feel the same?
“Would you ever go out with someone like me?”
I’d been hoping for and imagining this moment for so long
And yet now when it happened I didn’t seem to have an answer.
The question alone seeming to hold a grip on my throat
And as I tried to answer I could see the doubt filling his eyes.
So I answered with my lips, pressing mine onto his
I felt a spark that I had never felt before
Something that filled me with passion
Something that filled me with confidence.
Something that told me everything would be okay.
And in that moment,
I knew I would be okay.
