The room was caught ablaze and my heart swelled with ecstasy Your permanent smile lit you up like a beacon You sit next to me and I begin to palpitate Dry mouthed and sweaty, your presence puts me in disarray My God you’re so clueless The turmoil you put me through I’m a stuttering, stammering, stuporous sod And you can’t even see that you’re the cause But beyond that I see no flaws You bright, brilliant, blazing brute You’re a Shakespearean muse for a sonnet You’re the bee in my bonnet! But all this is laughable and I’m glad you don’t know Like I could ever tell you the things you make me feel Your eyes and your heart are all set on her And me, being him, I’m the furthest you’d prefer -Olwethu Mzileni