I have never been smitten to the
point of smiling for no reason.
I have never been smitten to the point of incessant daydreaming of what could be.
I have never been smitten to the point of pointless joy.
That overwhelming feeling that I have heard takes people by surprise.
That sometimes happens a little at a time.
I have never been in love.
But there was a girl.
A person who, by her sheer existence, turned my life around.
She was my constant source of pure, unadulterated joy.
She made me laugh.
She told me stories and when we were feeling silly, we danced together.
But we were just friends.
And though she made me laugh, she made me cry, too.
On the days she was...