when I first saw you
it took every ounce of me not to be yours
when I saw u laugh
it took every ounce of me not to fall in love
and when I saw your soul
it took every ounce of me
but what is love

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I like the poem even if it wasn’t long it was basically saying that it’s a scary feeling to start to fall in love with someone especially when we don’t know the outcome of things
Even tho it was short, it spoke volumes. I totally get your perspective writing this poem. And I understand that scared feeling of what being in love feels like