crushin' and dancin'
William C.
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I wrote this poem as a catharsis after asking out my first real crush in sophomore year and getting rejected. This poem is meant to chronicle our continuing relationship over the years and my love journey. It focuses especially on our shared passion: dancing, the activity where I discovered I had feelings for her. I admired her confidence and passion on stage and became inspired to become a better dancer myself. We started off as classmates, then friends over freshman year and eventually, I started liking her romantically. As I was one of the few guys in the dance program, we quickly bonded and found we had several things in common, such as humor, music, and especially dancing. As a ghazal-ish type piece, this poem details not only the rejection, but also the depth of my feelings for my crush. I wanted a canvas to express this novel experience for myself and poetry provided that outlet.
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Creativity to me, especially in the poetry context means the ability to use one's imagination in new ways and turn those ideas into original language.
