When you looked at me,
my cheeks got flushed
and I stood frozen in place.
I swear my heart stopped
in that moment when you saw me
in a crowd of people.
Then days later
when I found the courage
to talk to you.
You called me beautiful.
You thought I was beautiful.
Here I was just happy
to admire you from afar,
but you saw me worthy of you.
This is the sweetest gift
I have ever received,
even if I know it must be taken away.
I don't know how to have you
without destroying you.