My First Crush

In the sea of faces I saw a face All in a haze, so filmy Nothing did I see clearly But a pair of love lit eyes Riveted on me My heart skipped a beat Did my face grow pale? Or got coloured by a blush? I lowered my eyes And looked away But I saw him advancing Coming straight to me My heart began to race My breath got hitched My lips went dry and parched I didn’t hear what he asked Words got stuck in my throat When they came They came out broken and raspy I felt as if struck By congenital paralysis Unable to move my facial muscles Either to utter a word Or curve my lips into a smile! Felt butterflies in my stomach A tremor took over my hands and legs Beads of sweat appeared on my brow My mind went blank The world came to a sudden halt Forgot where I was I got frozen in time This is how I felt When I had my first crush! Not knowing the futility of adolescent yearning For long, I juggled with his unspoken words “I L….O….V…..E you!