I saw you on the first day of school
To think that you saw me made me a fool
I couldn't say why you made me inwardly smile
I kept my delicious feeling secret for awhile
You, and I were schooled together
I thought I'd keep my secret forever
But, children know more than we think
When they'd worked it out, it made a stink
I felt embarrassed for you
For me I felt cold, I let anger take hold
I denied any feelings and retreated to words
A new name was passed to me, I was known as a *****
Yet, still my itch of wanting you lasted long
I clung to the notion that you'd see they were wrong
But, at nineteen we went our separate ways
I think of you still even these days.
© JLB