16 Again

Isn't it amazing?
How an evening date 
Turns a lad 
Into a gallant gentleman?

Isn't the expression,
Cute?
When they ask,
'But,Why Not?' 

Isn't it awe-inspiring?
How every time 
they are asked,
'What you up to?'
They inquisitively rejoinder
'So, what's the plan?'

Isn't it chivalrous?
In ways how,with a single
'Hey!'
They want to check in on you.

Isn't it also endearing?
That they do not
Pester,
While pestering to
Do the walk again. 

With all the 'hoodie' charisma,
In the air,
The heart whispers,
'Let's turn 16 again'.

Favorites

Let's play a game,
And call it
Favorites.
The one where,
We pretend to be inquisitive.
But truly what we want is,
To choose for one another.

Let's play a game,
And call it
Teen 'Agers'.
The one where,
We are high on life
          And
We say a 'forever yes' to each other.
 
Let's play a game,
And call it
Adulting.
The one where,
We hide the candor,
Saying a 'Yes' to self
And a definite 'No' to one another.

Let's play a game,
And call it
Life.
The one where,
You and I cast,
As each other's favorites
And remain so
For many lifetimes together.