I’m going to do it today        
I say to myself,         
leaving the thought in my head, 
jumping out of bed, and        
starting my day on the wrong foot.  
Tripping over my clothes from yesterday 
the impact from the fall knocking her image loose
and making her blonde waves   
kind of wave and bounce up and down,
then knot in my brain,
an image I’ll never let go of.
I like the way her eyes shine
like mine do
when I see her smile a mile wide
revealing her teeth tinted
from the coffee she sips
in the morning,
savoring the vanilla hazelnut flavor
hoping to make it last
just a bit longer.
Maybe someday
I could hold her hand
and be her man, because
I'm tired of watching from afar
and wishing on a star
so I take my seat
in class that day
and wait for her foot to
cross the line of the hall to Chemistry.
The second I see her face
I set my pace a little too fast
the whole way repeating the phrase
today’s the day, but I
stop short when her
grey blue eyes meet mine
and again I see that shine
like the ocean in summer time.
I’m frozen in space but
my heart begins to race,
pounding in my chest
catching my breath
in my throat that's closing as
her eyes tear away from mine,
her oval face lowering from the sky,
she takes her seat, the bell rings,
I finally remember to breathe
and mouth the words
I love you
oh so silently