Dear childhood crush,

The very first time I saw you,
God...weren't you just my prince charming!
I still have faded memories of those days
And they always make me wanna dream.
Such a naive girl I am,
Repeating your words, your eyes, your lips
Searching anything that could've hinted me
of more than usual friendships
But you, you were different
You valued me more than that
You stood your groud
You never led me on
You caused my heart break,
with the least amount of damage done.
I did hate you then,
but I will forever respect you dear
for being the kind person you were.

And then...life happened
I found my first true love
and this person, who would go on to
break not only my heart, but self esteem and my soul.
But, I guess... that's a tale for tomorrow.

- Akanksha