The Real Reality Poem by Carla Nestoros

I saw you across a crowded room
but not in the poetic sense you hear
I noticed you around for sure
but you never came too near

I wondered where you came from
but didn’t think of you at night
I thought you were a nice guy
but it wasn’t love at first sight

We exchanged a few words I know
but our eyes did rarely meet
I laughed at your jokes and teases
but wasn’t swept up off my feet

We spoke and laughed for hours
but it didn’t hurt to be apart
I saw something I had to ignore
So I didn’t break my heart

I giggled and played with my hair
You grinned and worked your charms
We looked at each other so deeply then
But ran to other arms
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One day it changed my darling,
As we fell into a tangle of limbs
I can’t explain how or why or when,
It was everything I’d searched for
Now I can’t accept anything but you
Who would think you’d make me feel
That I believe in a love my darling,
Not fateful, Not Clichéd, Just real.