I met you in sixth grade
In an extracurricular activity club
You were the favorite
Of everyone there
I noticed how confident you were
And that you were super smart
You had so many friends
And I wanted to be one of them
So I tried my best
To gather the courage
To utter even a word to you
But I found myself being awkward instead
If you even looked my way
My heart would race
And when you smiled at me
My heart would soar
When you left the school
You took a bit of my smile with you
Because you were the reason I enjoyed the club
And now you were gone
I got through alright
And I counted the days until high school
So that I could see you again
And prayed that you remembered me
Your laugh is contagious music
But it is sometimes a mask
I found that out in ninth grade
By actually talking to you
And hanging out with a couple of toxic people
That we parted ways with
And left behind the memories
Your eyes still shine with that same intelligence
And you\'re way out of my league
So I gave up long ago
And accepted your friendship instead
My heart screamed out for you
But you never seemed to hear
Until one day you looked at me
And you smiled brighter than I\'d ever seen you smile
Now here we are
You’re leaving again soon
And I haven’t talked with you this much
Since last year
You just confessed that you liked me
And although I return every single bit of those feelings
I can’t say yes
Though I long to so badly
Even though we haven’t been talking this frequently for too long
I still appreciate every single bit of conversation
And every story you tell me
I’m so grateful for a shoulder to cry on
And someone who will listen
I may be a little shy but you are too
And now there’s some casual platonic flirting
But it all makes up for my unrequited adoration for you