Faded Tangerine Jacket
April 2011 (9th Grade)
For A.J.W.

We were best friends
now we don't even talk.
Your reminesce lingers
where I walk.
Lost in the essence of a past lover
who never was.
No one else recalls your presence.
I think I'm the only one that does.
We held hands,
only for a moment.
There was love in your eyes,
and I wanted it.
Your eyes said yes,
but your mouth denied the possibility
of there ever being a 
"you and me."
You had a skater look
and loved soccer.
Somehow you made Winter
so much hotter.
The cold came,
and you shared your faded tangerine jacket.
Several times, an inch from a kiss.
But it was enough to want you back.
I didn't believe in love at first sight,
because it never lasts.
You were the only exception,
and you knew that.
Everyone saw it,
but you refused to.
No matter what,
I was so in love with you.
Those big, brown eyes
invade my memory.
And that faded tangerine jacket
still haunts my dreams.