everything
happens
so
much

and i am young
but i have been alive for decades
of fear and isolation
spent desperately trying
to earn the space
i never meant to occupy

but i am 18
grown to completion?
with no petals to my name
and there you are
effortlessly taking down
my age old defenses

and suddenly, i am alive
was born the moment our eyes met
you are blooming
you are colors i have never seen
you are.

- suddenly, decades don't seem so daunting