Just Trippin'

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Just Trippin'

I don’t believe in love at first sight,
But I felt something special when I saw you that night.
Your sweet Southern accent as you said ‘hello’;
A firm handshake that I didn’t want to let go.

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The smile as I welcomed you to our place,
The dark hair you kept pushing back out of your face.
Eyes deep and brown, a laugh soft and clear;
My pain at remembering you didn’t live near.

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Because I’d been hurt by others before,
I didn’t say much, and tried listening more.
I saw impeccable manners, a sense of respect;
So much more than I’d come to expect.

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A kindness so earnest, a beauty so real,
No words could describe how you made me feel.
But nine hundred miles is so far away,
And before I knew it, here came your last day.

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I don’t have regrets about what could have been,
Because four months will fly, soon I’ll see you again.
I believe that in observing I saw your true colors,
And I think you’re a treasure, so different from others.

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It may be wistful thinking, that we are meant to be,
But I know I won’t forget the effect you had on me.
And no matter where you go from here, no matter what I do,
I’m sure my heart forever will be Tripping over you.

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*This was entered in "BCEC Contest - closed for judging" , but was inspired by a Southern houseguest who visited my family recently, named Trip...

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