I have a student who is eighteen, about five foot two and maybe a hundred and ten pounds. He's just the most earnest and lovely fellow - but struggles with just about everything and probably will his entire life.
Anyway - since he doesn't have any romance in his own life - his time is spent giving advice to the lovelorn in my class (and most of it -his advice- is very sound by the way- I'm always kind of listening in as I grade papers or something).
Anyway - he wrote this poem yesterday. He walked in an put it on my desk and asked, "Miss, do you think I'm creative?" and asked me to read it and comment. Then I think he was embarrassed because he tried to change the subject by asking me if I wanted a piece of gum.
Anyway, I loved his little poem - really. As I told him, it relayed such a depth of love so simply and poignantly- it was really heartfelt I thought- and I would think any girl who received something like this from a guy would be a lucky girl.
I asked him if I could share it (I put it in one of my own personal valentines)- and I'm sharing it here because I'm proud of him-
Quote:"If kisses were raindrops-I'd send you showers
If embraces were seconds-I'd send you hours
If smiles were water-I'd send you the sea
If love were a person-I'd send you me."
by Jamel J.