I FORGET THAT YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL

I forget that you're beautiful.

Staring down at your face,
all I can think is that I love you.
Staring at your eyes,
I don't remember that there is a world.
Staring at your lips,
I want to kiss them.

It's only years later
that I step back and take
a look at you
and realize
"Oh my God, you are so beautiful.

I remember noticing that
now, on our first date."