I am aware but not wary

Women fall on your feet

You may not even notice

I moved across the street.

*

While you read the daily

And sip your coffee

I can't help but wish

You'll glance at me.

*

Surely not a crush

Where it all starts

A crazy yearning

It is off the charts.

*

I made a bold move

Perhaps you won't reply

But I gave it a shot

Waved and said, "Hi."

*

I swallowed my pride

When you were near

But it was futile

You didn't seem to hear.

*

I smiled with a "Hello,"

When we met again

On the wet cobblestones

In the pouring rain.

*

You gazed at me

With a smile on your lips

That same look when

Your hands were on my hips.

*

A simple moment

Made me elated

Like an ego stroke

It may be inflated.

*

Arriving at my pad

Feeling full of vittle

I can't help it

I giggle just a little.

*

My mind drifts

As I sit on the couch

Memories of us

It ended with an "Ouch."

*

What matters to me

In my sweet reverie

The happy moments

Fresh in my memory.

*

Your butterfly kisses

When we begin the morning

To sensual lovemaking

To end the evening.

*

Chocolates and flowers

Your epic voice memos

And when you sing to me

Like audition demos.

*

Expensive gifts

Trips to scenic sites

These made me forget

Many frightful nights.

*

They say it's called

Love bombing

Leading to gaslighting

To full trauma bonding.

*

I don't get bruises

Turning black-and-blue

Emotional battery

That's what I got from you.

*

Late to realize

Your manipulation

Thinking it was love,

Care and pure affection.

*

Deep wounds set

Scars don't show

You're narcissistic

Now, I know.

*

Loyal not Lothario

That's what I saw

I have faith in you

Behind each flaw.

*

Months have passed

Like a moth to a flame

I think I'll never learn

That for you, I'm a game.

*

Wishing sooner or later

Truly, you'll be doted

To me, a hopeless romantic

Obnoxiously devoted.