Love at First Sight—Like a K-Drama Dream
Love doesn’t always have the tell-tale symptoms.
From across the room when I first saw you
I wasn't struck by lightning when you laughed
I wasn't lost in your eyes when you turned your gaze my way
Butterflies didn't flutter in my stomach when you smiled
I didn't break out in a nervous sweat
Instead, my cheeks became hot
and I was struck by a memory...
of K-drama at its finest...
of Gong Yoo's character in "Coffee Prince"
Choi Han-kyul
admitting that he would like Yoon Eun-hye's character
Go Eun-chan
in front of a bright yellow and orange wallflower —
a sun filling the room in the middle of the night
no matter if you were man or alien
I knew in that instant
as I was hit with this sudden realization
that I wanted to know you and accept you
no matter the perceived flaws or societal rules
Their love took time...
the slow burn that K-drama fans
and soap opera fanatics
crave
soak up
and use
to live vicariously
because they've never known
such deep, dramatic love
They say love is blind—
I suppose I'm blind then!
How else can I explain
how quickly you reached into my heart?
How else can I explain
how quickly you shuttered my heart to any other?
Stephen Dalton is a retired US Army First Sergeant with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a Certified US English Chicago Manual of Style Editor. Also, a Top Writer in Nutrition, Travel, Fiction, Transportation, VR, NFL, Design, Creativity, and Short Story.
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