First times

Don't you just wish
that people were blank slates when you meet them?

That the first time you meet their eyes,
it will be like they have never seen you before
despite the fact that you're nothing but ordinary

That they will remember very well your conversations
instead of thinking that they've heard this before
and they know exactly where it's going

That you will be the first person who will
make them feel lovable, and that they will believe that
instead of recalling a time when someone didn't mean it

That they are not nursing broken hearts
from past loves. Or reminiscing past kisses,
past hugs, past places, and memories when they're with you

That nobody has gotten closer to their hearts than you
and that they have no intimate other
to compare their experiences with you to

That the dating places are new, and the company is novel
the gifts, the parting hug, and the ride home
will make their hearts dance

That when you take everything off and you're naked,
they shyly gaze at your eyes hoping you'll love
the first time they ever showed their bodies to anybody

That they have never fallen in love with anyone
and never would have thought they will
if you didn't show up and changed everything.