SIDESWIPED

 

SIDESWIPED

At seventeen, love hit hard—

A sudden blow, breath stolen fast,

Feet torn from earth, I stumbled, cast

Into a fall I couldn’t guard.  

Her presence pulled, a force unseen,

Blonde hair a glow, blue eyes a gleam,

A magnet drawing me supreme,

Binding us tight in youth’s wild dream.  

Emotions surged, vast and grand,

Too big to hold, they slipped my hand,

Swallowed me up, a boundless sea,

I lost myself in her, set free.  

Her fingers locked with mine, so shy,

A simple touch, a soft reply,

On November’s chill, beneath the sky,

Her warmth pressed close, my feet would lie.  

Toes brushed hers, a quiet fire,

Love crept in, stoking desire,

A flutter spun within my core,

Motion sick—I craved her more.  

Blonde strands fell like dawn’s first light,

Blue eyes a tide, deep and bright,

At seventeen, she swept me through,

Love’s dizzy blur, both fierce and true.