the beautiful hipster girl with purple hair who works in the Apple Store in the mall in Boca Raton

her camp pants
and her flowery disposition
topped my bear.

her purple hair
and her compliment of my t-shirt
got my attention
and made me blow up the mall
with racecar enthusiasm,
tour the round.

it's been a while since
a beautiful gal
gave me a smile,
a nod and words.

I found her on the Instagram
an hour later,
fell in love in the parking lot of a T,
on accident on purpose.

from the ankle to the smile,
the choice in music
and the jokes,
it all fit in the package
that use to kickstart my heart
like a motorcycle in the rainyard.

asking for a measure,
I am different these days,
and I don't chase,
and I don't dare anymore,
especially on girls with freckles.

I thought about going back in
and straight up telling her she is stunning,
but then I remembered my age
and how ugly I am,
thinking better of being that kind of creep.

so now, days later, I am just the creep
who follows her on Instagram,
and apparently writes a poem
about her freckled smile in millisecond memory.

oh well, I don't care,
getting old is gross
and losing confidence makes me
want to punch myself in the dick.

oh shit, she followed me back on Instagram;
I hope she doesn't read this,
but then again, I don't care.