There was a time before you
but I can’t remember it now.
A time before your beauty
& I were formally introduced.
I’m sure I lived without you
but I can’t remember how;
can’t imagine living without
these feelings you’ve produced.
Just one glance
& my life was redrawn.
Just one word
& my vocabulary changed.
I asked the time
& you said ‘what’s the hurry?’
You asked my name
& I almost forgot.
I know the odds
are all against me
& I know you might
not feel this way too,
but I know I would
rather die trying to know
if I could mean something to you.
-from “The Realm of Possibility, by David Levithan
