First Date On July 12th Poem by Daya Nandan

And so as I saw her from afar I already knew,
It was my angel standing beautifully and dressed in blue,
So elegant, so gorgeous, I was lost for words to say,
Our first meeting on the 12th of July, what a magical day,

I took her up stairs to a humble pet store there,
Where two huskys and other puppies just gave us a stare,
Next we met my old friend near a movie theatre nearby,
Where he and I greeted each other with profanities like the word chi bye,

And then he brought us to a Desi restaurant not too far away,
Where I was gazing at her as the song ‘stand by me' started to play,
We exchanged stories and soon my friend left for a date,
And the angel and I decided to go back to the mall before it got late

Soon after I placed her hand in mine as brought her back to the mall,
Visiting shops and each interesting small stall,
And as time passed we had a chat at the food court there,
Where I conveyed my feelings in a kiss I decided to share,

Right after she took a photo of us, I took my chance,
To sneak a kiss on the cheek for a little romance,
Soon after we held hands as I walked her to the train station,
Bought her some roti boy before she was about to leave to her location,

And in those moments I gazed at this lovely woman in bliss,
As she hugged me tightly and planted a tender kiss,
Leaving her lipstick stains on my cheek and my heart,
Making me realize that this is the right woman for our love to start <3.