To A Certain Girl
Have you ever harbored feelings for someone
Feelings that follow no rhyme or reason?
Emotions that against your best judgment you can' put aside?
No, it's not just a crush
And I know you don't believe in love at first sight
But from the first time I laid eyes on her,
I simply couldn't forget that face
I mean it when i say
This girl had me from hello
When I talk to my friends
On the subject of lost love,
You always come up
It doesn't matter who I'm with,
But no matter what, somewhere,in my mind
I want to be devoted to you
No matter how hard I try, there's something about you
That stuck, that showed me you were all I had ever hoped to find
You, however, were rid of me
Long before I got to know you
I don't think I got a fair chance
But if you had, I'd be doing right by you
You told me you were having relationship trouble;
Understand I mean no ill when I say
It was hard to advise and wish the best for him and you
So long as I knew I'd do the best any man "can" do
Anything, for the sake of you
This girl you had me from hello.
I've heard things,
Possible reasons why even though I thought we hit it off so well
We never got around to speaking
Maybe we didn't hit it off as well as I thought
Or maybe you just weren't that into me
Ever since I can't help but think it might just be me
Why from then on we barely speak,
And even then only awkwardly
Don't let me come off as desperate,
And if I offend, please stop me
Before I say anything else off the top of my mind
I haven't been hung up thinking you're the only woman for me
You've forgotten me
And only in the best of most unlikely of circumstances
Have you ever thought of me
And I promise I'm not waiting
Just that you're the only girl who's made me stop and think
"Now wouldn't that be something, you and me?"
Understand that I have no illusion that you feel anything similar about me
All I know is that when I think of true beauty, you're the one I see
Maybe I barely know you, but I saw that when we first met
I remember our first and only kiss
And coming into school monday
Arguing with someone about how beautiful you are
Not to brag or as a pride thing
But because I was arguing about a truth that I had seen
And the truth is that to this day
I wake up and can say that there's only one girl I consider
As having goddess-like beauty
Large bosoms and their cute faces are nothing compared to you
Pardon, if I sound trite or cliche
It's just that you needed to know-
No,
I needed to tell you
I know this won't become gossip for your friends,
Because with that same disregard of rhyme or reason
I trust you more than I trust anyone
And without any reason
Either you feel or remember feeling anything about me or not
And I'd bet that you don't
No if's or but's
I had to clear this weight off of my chest
To know if you'd respond
I promise not to make anything awkward for you if you don't
I won't bother you again,
But the truth is that I love you, and I thought you should know.
© 2008 Eugene Aarons-Cooke