Love Poem: Caramel Complexity
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Written by: Jesus Manriquez

Caramel Complexity

Your hair is dark, 
Your stature petite
If your beauty was my opponent
I would already concede defeat

Smooth and soft, 
Silk is what describes you
To describe your skin, 
I couldn't do it in a haiku

The reason being 
Your beauty is divine
Delve into fantasy 
Wishing you were mine

Soaring to the stars
Breaching past a cloud
My mind comes to panic
When I hear this beauty's sound

Her voice is soft
Her eyes hypnotize
Your heart like a pool
Where I would dip inside

Maybe it's lust
Maybe something more
Who knows exactly
What this future holds in store

But for now I contemplate 
Wait for the proper time
I don't know your name,
And you surely don't know mine

You pass me a gaze
Confusion in the highest
I guess the question is
Which one of us is shyest?

Yet another gaze 
This one directly to my eyes
Am I a fool?
Am I letting this chance pass by?

I remain serene
Looking confident on the surface
Why the smiles and gazes
What is their actual purpose?

Unsure and in doubt
I formulate a plan
I summon courage
For courage is what makes a man

The action is about to begin 
When I tell you to sit next to me
I do not know what to call you, 
So for now it will be caramel complexity