Truly a Romantic

Fantasies of love unbridled but sturdy
Filled with excitement and calm

Hands embraced, fingers interlaced
A single connection drawn

Sweeps of skirts twirl around legs
A waltz that leaves one dizzy

Falling fast while standing in place
Struck still, while the world remains busy

Wrapped in arms, not soon moving
Always safe and secure

Giving one's heart comes freely
When a heart is given in return

A dream of love so steadfast and sure
The moments, the touches, the looks

Now if only the dreams were reality
And the love not merely stuck in the books.

Kylie Johnson (she/her) is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. When she’s not studying or working on assignments, she works as the bassist in a classic and modern rock cover band called Unknown Artist, playing gigs all over the Charlotte area. Kylie has been published in the Baum Bugle, which is the publication for the International Wizard of Oz Club and is currently a part of the promotions team for UNC Charlotte’s new arts and lifestyle magazine, Midas Magazine.