I had a crush

He was cute

We locked eyes

He thought I was cute

 

We began to think out loud

Thoughts lead to words and words lead to actions

The action of proclaiming to everyone

That we have selected one another

The action of hand-holding, hugging, and heart-warming gazes

The action of continuing to select one another

Even when we didn’t want to

 

It wasn’t until we were ending phone calls with “I love you”

And sending applications to universities outside of the state

And planning our visits to one another

And discussing possible locations for a future

 

That I realized I have grown up

And I found someone that I want to continue to grow with

 

I have a crush

He is beautiful

We locked hearts

He knows that I am beautiful