Love presents itself. You want to take the opportunity to change your life.

 

She’s the only one you’ve ever dreamt about. With anxiety high, you put on your best face when you see . . .

 

 

Respectable Sue

 

Let me tell you the story about respectable Sue.

It began one day last week, when she came into view.

She pranced down the street, with her head held high.

I wanted to approach her, but trembled in a way I thought I’d die.

She walked with the grace of a princess from a storybook.

I moved in her direction, but she didn’t give me a look.

She smiled, as she danced like Cinderella at the ball.

I wanted to take her hand, twirl her around, and give her my all.

She was the girl of my dreams from fantasyland.

If I told her how I felt, would she understand?

I needed to muster up the courage to take a chance.

This might be the road I needed to travel to find romance.

I sucked in my gut and put a grin on my face.

In my heart, I knew this interaction must take place.

I walked with the pride of a man on a mission,

Knowing, to my life, she’d be a wonderful addition.

 

But was I deluding myself into believing my dream would come true?

Desperate to find out, I needed to draw the appropriate words from within and be right on cue.

Questions about being successful in my quest haunted my dreams every night.

And I’d wake each morning knowing I’d have to put up a good fight.

However, I couldn’t have predicted what would happen that day.

At twelve years old I had no idea what to say.

This was the first opportunity I had to succeed at this, but I didn’t know what to do.

Come to think of it now, I didn’t even know if her name was Sue.

 

 

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