Young Love

We were much too young, merely strangers
Staring at one another across a crowded room
Simply amazed at the wonder of your stare
I looked deep into his dark brown eyes
There I was hypnotized and unable to move
You always made your feelings known
Even though I was afraid to express mine
We lived in a world of discrimination
There were circumstances beyond my control
That kept us apart and my love at bay
when at last I gave into my desires
And you reached out to touch my bare skin
My heart pounded against the wall of my chest
And my hands trembled ever so slightly
Like the butterflies that fluttered in my stomach
Tears filled my eyes overflowing down my cheeks
I could barely speak choked by the passion
Of knowing what it was to be loved by you