Don't bounce

(a poem for Devon)

He just wanted to wake up next to her again
To watch her as she slept
So peaceful, so beautiful

She's quite a woman
unlike any he's met in a while
It's a fine line
the difference between pursuing hard because he doesn't want to let her escape
and falling hard
the difficulty of letting her know that he's interested
without making her think that he's totally in love

the distance makes it difficult
the indefinite future makes him wonder if it's worth it

But that smile, those eyes
the way she moves, those pigtails
all mean I have to try