Her eyes are a steel blue,
Larger than any owl's, "who?"
Her name just  word,
But it brings joy to me like a song sung by a bird.

Her smile,
Whenever used warms me a while.
Her gaze,
When locked on me, traps me in like a maze.

To start a conversation with her wakes my knees weak.
Into her soul I have only had a peek.
To ask anything of her alone I need to be strong,
Luckily I have friends to help me along.

So many things stated before,
With her I find them true evermore,
And a shared future I cannot yet see,
For now I should let things be.

The entire time I me these things through,
I sense a growing courage-
Something new.
I know not what path I should take,
But I shall be true and not flake.

I wish not for 'her' and 'me',
But for a 'we'.
An infatuation I cannot suppress,
For our date I dream of how she'd dress.

I may dream about us with hope,
But I know we aren't going to elope,
As of now I must be content playing the game.
I wonder if she thinks of me the same.