Crushed By Puppy Love

( A tribute to those first moments when boy sees girl
as something more than a "Cootie Carrier" ).


This is not what I expected
I find it hard to breath
My stomach's feeling queasy
I walk with weakened knees

I must put on my bravest face
I can't show my distress
I'm on a roller coaster
I feel a deep need to impress

Sweat glands working overtime
A heart that's beating fast
Perhaps I should get some help
Perhaps this sickness will not last

I remember when it started
The moment I was woozy
The moment her eyes looked at me
Her smile had been choosey

Now sparks are shooting in my brain
And I find it hard to think
She wrote my name on her notebook
I've been taken to the brink

She's a perfect, flawless angel
Sent from God above
I know what you are thinking
But THIS IS NOT puppy love

There's no one quite as pretty
There's no one quite as kind
There just is no one better
You can look, but will not find

My parents offer sage advice
They say this will not last
They say - feelings will go away
Just a memory in my past

How could they know
How she makes me feel
They've been married quite a while
And I know this feeling's real

I think I'm feeling better
It comes as a surprise
I thought I die of ecstasy
By looking in her eyes

Suddenly I'm swept away
The sickness comes anew
Another girl - she looked at me
Now what will I do?

This is not what I expected
I find it hard to breath
My stomach's feeling queasy
I walk with weakened knees....


- Glenn A. Hascall -

[ by: Glenn A. Hascall Copyright © 2004 (cmi@prairieweb.com) -- submitted by Glenn Hascall ]