Hey there! I wanted my first contribution to The Odyssey to be a poem that I wrote. It's called "Feelings." I hope you enjoy it!

Feelings

You are the feeling I get

When the radio plays all of my favorite songs in a row;

There is something inexplicably right about you.

There’s something so right about the fact

That you laugh at all the wrong things.

There’s something so right about the way

That you overlook everything wrong about me,

As if my imperfections somehow aren’t deal-breakers.

You’re a risk-taker,

And I always liked playing it safe,

But there you go again,

Being a daredevil

And taking a risk on me.

You are the feeling I get

When I ace a test I didn’t study for;

There is something inexplicably right about you.

I try to write poems to make sense of the feeling,

And then I forget that I already called it “inexplicable,”

And that’s the kind of thing that would probably make you laugh

Because there’s something so right about the fact

That you laugh at all the wrong things –

And when you do,

Your eyes sparkle like dawn.

I like to get lost in them

And throw away the map

And take my precious time

Patiently finding my way home.

But I told my friends

That I was afraid you would be the feeling I get

When I can’t think of anything to say,

So I say nothing

And I watch the back of your head as you walk away

And I convince myself

That I didn’t stand a chance anyway.

I really don’t know how I make you feel,

But I’m too scared to find out.

But one day,

I hope I’m the feeling

Of nervous, racing hearts,

And sweaty, shaking hands holding each other,

And uncontrollable laughter at all the wrong things,

Over a simple cup of coffee.