Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

Just Like The First Day I Saw You

By: Armando Canizales

How could I put this to do right by you?
I remember the first time I came up to you,
All I could do was stutter
Had butterflies in my stomach with a thousand mile per hour flutter
Like an angel gliding when you move
What was I goin' to say, just wanted it to come out smooth
But just the way you smile made me nervous

A girl like you that could evoke this love virgin
This love instant, comes along in this lifetime once
I'm like I can't blow any chance when the moment comes
And before this gets started, be done
So I did the only thing I know I how to do
And just be me, and ask if I could share lunch with you
Tell you the kinds of things I went home and wrote
And try not to embarrass myself; with that I left behind those quotes

See, I could've just written notes, but knew I had to give it a shot
Whether or not you'd grace me with a yes
Hard to stay composed looking into those blue eyes
So beautiful in that blue dress
But in spite of that, I still managed to confess
So, I came up to you when you were by yourself

No matter what the day, you glow with beauty
And like a garden of the most heavenly flowers do you smell
You knew my name at the least and it caught me off guard
Something so small
Gave me the confidence to show you a piece of my heart
Just passed the casual conversation and said what I had to say
And hoped that this conversation would go my way

"I was wonderin' if tomorrow you were free ( yeah )
If I could take you to a movie and take you out to eat
Before you speak, gotta say this 'cause you make my knees weak
And I've been holding this in for weeks
You're beautiful, words don't do you justice
Could make the most composed guy stumble
I'm not a sleaze, you can be at ease

"You're like a walking dream, being around you is enough for me
Mesmerizing when you speak
Love the way you smile, the way you laugh and the way you think
Just want to get to know you a bit more in depth
'cause it'd be my honor. alright, I'm done, I can't stop the sweat
Heart's been pounding out my chest, I'm outta breath
I just hope you say yes, 'cause the day you were born the world was
blessed" (yes)

You're everything I could ever want
The one girl that has become my soul, my heart
And I will love you always
With the heart of the kid that fell in love that day
Just a lot older and love a lot stronger
I just thank God every day that you're with me
And I will love you just like the first day I saw you

And when you said yes, I damn near collapsed
Couldn't help but to yell 'yes' and turn red when you laughed
Gave me your number and that night
We talked till the break of light
Glad that I took the risk and overcame my shy
Thankful that you gave me a chance and every day I prove I'm your guy
Who knew from the moment I looked in your eyes and held open the door
That you would love me tomorrow and an eternity more

Been together a couple years in perfect bliss
Occassional fight, but never more than a minute of it
Every day is like this, I'm still that enamored kid
And you'll always be that angel that makes me thank God for all of this
Words still don't do you justice, and you still make me stumble
I just want you to know what I knew at the start, that I love you
And as we walk hand in hand, husband and wife
Five years into the rest of our lives
I will always look at you the same
One of the greatest miracles God ever gave