The Cheerleader, By Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @brianrrs37 on Twitter)

I was sitting behind her
In the very next row
But I might as well have
Been in another stadium
In another country
Quiet fear, looking
At her perfect symmetry
And jet black hair
But I did not dare
Speak a word
Though my silent screams
Were louder than thunder
I couldn’t ask her