Adam & Macy | ✓

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I knew who you were

Long before we ever met.

You were Adam,

The people-pleaser,

The guy that everyone

Wanted as a close friend.

All the girls swooned

When you walked by,

But you didn't

Seem to notice.

I noticed it,

Of course, but

I didn't really swoon

Over you. We

Were merely strangers,

Two individuals who

Would see each other,

But not really

See each other.

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It wasn't until

We got paired up for that

English project on Shakespeare,

Romeo and Juliet,

That we met.

Two teenagers,

A boy and a girl.

It could've been anyone.

I could've been paired

With anyone else

In the classroom,

But it was with you.

You were the Romeo,

But I was no Juliet.

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What is your full name?

You had asked me.

I didn't answer;

I didn't think that

You really wanted to know.

But you asked every day

Until I finally spoke:

Macy Ellen Parker.

You nodded, smiled, and said:

I'm Adam,

And I replied:

I know.

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It was an at-home project,

But we met

At the library instead.

You said that

It was loud at your house

Because of your sister

And her friends.

And I didn't want

You to see my

Home. I didn't

Want to become

Attached to you in

Such a short amount

Of time, because

I knew I would

End up getting hurt

In the long run.

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Any ideas?

You asked, looking at me.

I shook my head.

You don't talk a lot,

Do you?

I shook my head,

Again.

You should.

I looked up at you,

And you said,

Talk, I mean.

And went back

To the books.

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You got sick with the flu

A few days later,

So we couldn't work

On the project

For a week.

The teacher gave us extra time,

Because of your health.

I was grateful.

Not for your sickness,

Of course not,

But for time;

I didn't want

Our time together

To end so quickly,

After all.

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