Perfect

We joke about our first date
being at McDonald's and sharing fries.
We watched movies in my dorm room
and talked until half past four.
That was the first I saw your eyes,
Blue and green like a coral reef from above.

We laugh about our first kiss,
how I teased you until you smiled
our eyeglasses clicked awkwardly
We took them off and felt our way.
That was the first my fingers felt your hair,
Dark, sandy blond though you still call it brown.

We now smile when we speak love.
The first time I was so shy to say.
We tried to make a word for in between
What not yet love but just almost.
That was the first time I fell in love
Real and awkward and utterly perfect.