Poems for Scarlett 5: That First Look

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My heart has never broken

The way it did when you first looked -

I mean really looked - at me.

That look of pure innocence,

Of slight recognition

Of beginning trust…

But most of all,

Of focused concentration.

Your gaze shifted back and forth so often,

Working your poor brain

Beyond it’s capacity -

For if no one in the world,

Not even the wisest man or woman,

Could know who loves you more,

How could you,

Fresh to the world,

Possibly decide?

I’m afraid, my love,

You’ll be thinking about that

For the rest of your life,

And you will never have the answer.

For when I love you most,

Your Dad’s love tops mine,

And when he pulls you close,

Closer you come to me.