I remember the first time I saw you
So tall, so handsome
You looked at me and then quickly looked away
My breath caught
Breathe I told myself, breathe
Every time I saw you after that,
My reaction was always the same.
I had to remind myself to
Breathe.
It never occurred to me to approach you,
What would I have said to you?
That you take my breath away?
You didn't even know who I was.
I was just one of many who admired you from afar,
One of many who wanted to be yours
One of many who had to remind themselves to
Breathe.
I don't remember what happened that made me brave.
I was going to approach you, I was just going to say hello
My heart pounded erratically as I looked for you in a room full of people.
Then I saw you. Breathe I reminded myself.
This time when our eyes met, you didn't look away
When you walked toward me, my throat tightened
What was I going to say to you?
Breathe I reminded myself. Breathe.
So here we are months later after that first kiss
That first touch. You are waiting for me to come toward you.
As I walk toward you, everyone ceases to exist.
Your eyes are on me and no one else.
As I reach you, I realize that from now until the day
I no longer exist, from now until I am no more
I will have to daily remind myself to
Breathe.
That thought alone,makes my breath catch
Breathe
I tell myself as I walk toward you
Just
breathe