Just A Crush

This feeling is something entirely new to me.

When I think of you,
my heart beat speeds up as if I'm climbing a mountain.
Sometimes I think I'd rather look at you
than the view atop Schoodic.

You make me feel like a child again,
and it feels weird to think of you as mine,
because I wanted you
before I realized that daisies and lupines go together.

Do you feel the same way?
I'm terrified that you might not,
that I might hurt you,
that this might not work out.

And through all the what-if's,
I see your face, your smile, your childish nature,
and I remember that I wouldn't hurt you,
couldn't even if I wanted to.

For the first time,
I genuinely like someone.
It wasn't forced.
It's not something that grew from nothing.

This is real.
And I can't wait to see
how it turns out.