I slunk around in my sorry state
My world so dark and so grim
But then a light came into my view
And that's when I caught sight of him

A friendly smile and easy laugh
He instantly put me at ease
And my heart took to healing at last
As he and I chatted and teased

My blushing face rose to a smile
One that still lingers near
I think, 'Perhaps I can hope again..
To hold someone close and dear.'

But I'd overcome my petrified state
If I weren't just a little too scared
To say how I feel to one person's face
Thus leaving me crippled...impaired

If I say it is love, I'd be foolish again
And jinx myself over once more
And lose yet another I attached myself to
Still wanting for someone to adore

So if I am silent and not very stated,
Verbose or otherwise loquatious
Please understand, dear one that I know,
That it's because I'm not quite..well..tenatious

But if you are smart and realize this poem
Is written only for you
My feelings revealed and I'll face the red song
In a way that I only know to

I'll not run away or hide my red face
Nor cry or give in to rage
I may laugh nervously or shuffle my feet
Or reread my book's current page

I will be brave no matter the cost!
I will survive the light!
But I hope you will stay with me for a time
And make my life better and bright.

Penned by my hand on the 6th of Lupar, in the year 397 AF.