Unrequited Love

i remember

when i was
a young boy
having crushes

teachers
with horn-rim glasses
and low-cut blouses

curvy girls
with
foreign accents

older women
with
secrets

smart girls
with
diaries

cheerleaders
with
smiles and short skirts

cute girls
who smell
like roses

tomboys
who
climbed trees

and nailed targets
with
slingshots

nice girls
in
white dresses

nasty girls
in
blue jeans

nuns
with
red lipstick

librarian
with
runs in her stockings

now that i’m
grown up
i still have crushes

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