He Doesn'T Know Poem by Patti Wilburn Haney

He doesn't know
how my heart
skipped a beat
when I first saw him
He doesn't know
how my breath caught
in my throat the first time
I looked in his eyes
He doesn't know
how when he talked to me
I felt a connection
of our minds
He doesn't know
all the material
that worries him
means nothing to me.
He doesn't know
that only the opinions
of those I love
matter to me
He doesn't know
that his opinion
matters
He doesn't know
I said I would never
let myself feel again
but here I am
He doesn't know
how I look forward
to every second
together
He doesn't know
how I feel
but here it is