My Almost Romeo
May 2011 (9th Grade)

Dancing dames.
Painted faces.
Things I barely recall.
Out of all the faces,
I saw yours.
Romeo.
I wasn't really a damsil in distress.
I wore jeans instead of a dress.
You wore a plaid shirt instead of a suit.
You had the deepest of brown eyes
and a smile that could light up the whole town.
Lord Capulet forbid it.
You wouldn't give up.
Juliet, you called me.
Paris used me.
Juliet, I do not wish to be.
I had my doubts,
but you came to my rescue.
With Tybalt out of the way,
there was nothing holding you back.
At my balcony, you appeared.
Though with many days to go,
this story won't end in despair.
My almost Romeo.