Black & White "What If"

I was so shy.
I should have kissed you.

My heart held your name
in the blushing cheeks of thirteen.

I grew wildflower tall in
a field of normal…
You didn’t notice weeds.

I was looking up while you
were looking down…
A mountain is a great divider.

Rainy days have me dreaming
in black and white “what if.”

I was so shy.
I should have kissed you.

©Susie Clevenger 2016

Real Toads ~ Bittersweet Melodies

Comments

Brendan said…
This is the Cat Stevens song I listened so raptly to in my lonely room at 13. Pure yearning, amen.
March 25, 2016 at 4:23 AM
Kerry O'Connor said…
Perhaps he was too shy as well. These moments remain in memory, a regret, a sweet time of life.
March 25, 2016 at 6:10 AM
Hannah said…
Such tender pure passion...love this, Susie.
March 25, 2016 at 8:42 AM
Marian said…
Aw. But then, what may have unfolded? Who knows. Love this.
March 25, 2016 at 11:22 AM
Gillena Cox said…
"What if" that nagging sentiment lingers and out last many a memory

Thanks for dropping by to read mine

Much love...
March 26, 2016 at 4:16 PM
Magaly Guerrero said…
The yearning is so thick in this piece... and the repetition of the first stanza makes it read like a prayer. There should have been a kiss...
March 27, 2016 at 12:01 PM
Rommy said…
Aw! I have kids this age, so I see echoes of this play out with them as well as remember my shy interactions with boys I had interest in. I just want to hug that 13 year old and let her know it will be OK.
March 29, 2016 at 7:56 AM
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