Shy Love

I know this piece is gonna sound like a cliche

Like some cute love song from back in the day

Like some Valentine's Day poem tucked into a rose bouquet

But, it's from the heart

I hope that's okay...

I know you're shy like me

With the way you bury yourself in your phone sometimes

And how you constantly keep your earbuds close by

With how calm and quiet you are

I'm told you have feelings for me

My friends catch the looks you send my way

How you hang back until I leave class each day

How you look up when I leave early

But... I never catch all that

You're too slick to catch

I love the teasing games we play

Looking at each other and struggling to keep the smiles at bay

Teasing each other until one looks away

That's where this all began for me

I couldn't help feeling something for you

The boy with the crazy mess of black hair

Lips like a dare

Eyes portraying all openness

The boy with the smile that was all perfection

Steering me always in your direction

A voice so deep and calming

Completely at odds with your teasing and taunting

If only you knew...

How badly I want to kiss that 69 tattoo

How badly I want to run my fingers over those lips...

Just before a kiss

Of course...

First, my crazy friends have to coax you feelings out

Be rid of all doubt

You have feelings for me

That's the only thing I want to hear

Then, I can come to you,

Bottom lip between my teeth,

Look you in the eyes,

And say, "I know.  I have feelings for you too."

There's no need to hide it.

Reviews

[unspokenpain]

great write. The words work and the flow is really nice. Only one grammar mistake which is good as it doesn't pull people out too much. Keep up the good work!

[Tessa Melendez]

Thank you so much. :)

[Lorry]

It is more than okay to sound like a cheesy love song. More than okay in fact, because cheesy is just another word for not caring about embarrassment, because of how that person makes you feel. So never apologise for feeling cheesy.
You see a lot in common with this person, probably shyness too. That awkwardness of liking someone but not knowing f they like you too. If an old git's opinion is of any use to you, I would say this, that the shy person you see, most likely sees you too and thinks what you think and well, someone has to say it for the other to hear it, and even if it's not what's expected, you will probably at the very least be grateful you did, because one indisputable fact of life is this, the quietest people usually have the most extraordinary things to say, to the person who will listen. so go for it. And tell him he'll be hearing from me if he's dumb enough not to see it's his lucky day :)

[Tessa Melendez]

Awww. :) thank you Nemo. I would tell him how I feel but...the reason I don't do it is that half the time when I've decided to throw caution and shyness to the wind and admit how I feel to a person...it doesn't work out. I mean, I'll still be friends with them and all, nothing's changed since I've done that to some people, but...I don't like risking it. Besides, I have two friends with a funny plan to hopefully find the truth of how he feels. They've asked before, but he just laughed and said he didn't wanna talk about it. Hopefully, they'll try him again this week. If I get tired of waiting for him, the last resort plan will be - as always - throw caution out the window and say it.

[Lorry]

Good luck :)
Who knows, when he said he didn't wanna talk about it, it might have been because of something or someone else in his life at that moment. These things have a way of working out. We have a saying here, that I'm sure you have too, or something similar...."what's for you, won't go by you"....I translated for you, somehow, saying "whit's fir ye winnae go ben ye" would have led to confusion :)

[Tessa Melendez]

Lol. I really feel like it will work out. The plan goes into effect today. In my next class. I hope it comes together. When I find out results, I'll tell you. :D

[Lorry]

Good luck :)