I Thought I Knew What Love Felt Like • • • Emily Rae Hibshman

I Thought I Knew What Love Felt Like

Emilee Rae Hibshman

I thought I knew what love felt like when I was twelve years old. But, it turns out the adults are right when they say a crush is fool’s gold. When he moved away, I thought I’d never know because he was the only crush that I couldn’t let go.

I thought I knew what love felt like when I was barely sixteen. But, it turns out that my mom was right when she said I couldn’t possibly be in love with that boy, who I thought could do no wrong. But, it turns out he was just trying to break me all along.

I thought I knew what love felt like when I was newly nineteen. But, it turns out that my friends were right when they said I needed time for me. Instead of giving my time to that sweet boy who placed me in a crown because I wasn’t ready and I didn’t want him around.

I think I know what love feels like now that I am twenty-one. Because it turns out the adults were right when they said it feels like the sun, since you fill my chest with fire as soon as you walk into the room. Turns out that all I needed to know about love, I’ve known since I met you.