I
Have you ever seen
someone’s soul, gleaned
the slightest glimpse
mesmerized by lips
and the sparkle in their eye…

been so utterly taken
with their beauty whole
in being you could weep?

II
If I could have a crush
allow my heart to sap
infatuously sweet
and nauseating crap…
ha! It would be for you.

III
But
there’s a price to being
strong ne’er fleeting
and would you have me
any other way?

Through self-efficacy
I seek validation in one
whose very being validates
the sun and shines
at least half as bright as I.

IV
It’s a brave
new
world
and dreams are meant
to come to fruition,
to be lived…