Classmates

This is a high school love poem.

Dev was looking on as Carina was jogging along the track.

Even though she passed him in the park many times,

She pretended not to notice him gazing at her.

His thoughts went wild as she treaded the final lap.

How he wanted to walk her to the changing room.

 

He used to sit behind her in biology class,

But he never made a pass at her as the other boys did.

He would just watch her go when the bell rang.

She did not know the one whose heart loved her so.

If she had suspected it, he would have admitted it.

 

The coach had subjected her to rigorous training,

But the young lady was equal to the task.

Carina was the most impressive girl on the team.

She competed against the best athletes,

And she became a gold medallist at the age of fifteen.

 

She did her best in the Junior Athletics Championships.

Cheerleaders danced and waved colourful pompons

While enthusiastic spectators shouted and applauded.

He joined the standing ovation in the front row.

She got an adrenaline rush as she approached the finish line.

 

The following week they were back in private school.

One day the shy boy waited for her in the library,

Poised to make a long-awaited move.

He told her how he felt about her for the past few months,

And he said he wanted her to be his girlfriend.

 

Fortunately, he picked the right girl and the right moment.

She told him that she felt the same way about him,

And she prayed that he would say something to her.

The first time he kissed her lips, he swept her off her feet.

Three years after graduation, he became her fiancé.

 

Two straight-A students found the love of their lives.

Nobody thought she would fall in love with him.

They went from classmates to being a married couple.

Sweet Carina gave her heart to Dev in the fall of 1998.

He made her a very happy wife and a mother.

Author's Note

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