Nice Guy Chronicles X

Each love interest  
Has left an impression on me  
Each one has challenged  
My ideals in some form  
Yet such is the nature of experience  
 
I don't know whether it was the result of being in a big city  
Or whether life felt extra ironic towards me  
But I got to a point in which I had no crushes  
I had some kind of encounter  
With each of them  
 
Now we all know crushes don't always pan out  
But they're fun to have as a reminder  
That some part of you finds others attractive  
 
My sense of attraction seemed to go away  
Maybe it was the workaholic taking over  
Or maybe I had just had enough  
Who knows  
 
However I am also happy with my life  
I'm happy with finally seeing a semblance of progress  
So maybe it's tunnel vision  
 
I've been single for so long  
I probably need a crash course in dating  
 
However as they say life has its seasons  
A fruit tree goes through winter  
And loses its leaves  
It feels like forever  
 
Then out of the blue  
One cherry blossom  
 
Or at least that's how I felt  
When I saw someone  
Who made me feel a certain way  
This feeling had grown foreign to me  
Yet It was there  
 
Nothing crazy, just a subtle noticing of someone else  
 
Anything could happen going forward  
Pain and Heartbreak could come again  
Or things could work out this time  
The only way to know  
 
Is by taking the plunge  
 
Who knows where all our life experiences go  
Yet for now, all we can do is live  
 
The Chronicles are never ending