DON'T LOOK DOWN

I am only eighteen

What do I know of love?

Never been kissed

Or known what it is like

To be so missed

That upon his return

I am swept into his arms

And he is so glad

That I did not fall to harm

In his absence

I may not know

The feelings that

Might appear

But that does not mean

I am naïve to these feelings

Slowly building inside of me

I see his face

And my heart begins to race

Some might call it a crush

Maybe so

I am in no rush

To discover if these feelings

Will be returned

Or if my heart will be stomped

And left to beat into dirt

I am not too young

To realize I might

Very well need him

And this first taste of love

Or just a fiery crush

It scares me

But despite my age

And the fear

I need to know

If this is love

Or just a young woman’s

Pathetic crush

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