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"Exactly My Type" by Derli Juani Putri

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May 15th, 2026

Under 25 Poetry Asia and Oceania Contest #2 – First Place

Exactly My Type

by Derli Juani Putri

I wasn’t searching.
I wasn’t even ready.
And yet
there you were.

You walked in like a calm wave,
but you hit me like thunder.
Not loud,
just
undeniable.

I noticed first the way the air shifted
how suddenly the room felt warmer,
how your presence
lingered
even before you spoke.

You didn’t see me at first.
But I saw you
and in that split second,
I knew.
Exactly my type,
my mind whispered
before my heart had time to catch up.

What is it about you?
The way your eyes seem to know too much,
the way your laugh dances across the room,
the way you lean in
just slightly
as if you’re listening to something, only I can’t hear.

Every little thing you do
feels like an invitation.
Not a grand one
just a quiet,
Come closer, if you dare.

And I did.
I stepped into the glow of your orbit,
unaware that I would lose gravity entirely.

Our conversations?
They felt like strolling through a garden at midnight
soft, electric,
filled with things that bloom
only when the world is quiet.

You teased,
I trembled.
You smiled,
I melted.
You spoke,
and suddenly
I was writing poetry in my head
just to keep up with what you made me feel.

How do you do that?
How do you turn a glance into a spark,
a touch into a story,
a moment into something
I replay at night
with my hand over my chest,
wondering
how something so small
can feel like so much?

You are
a collection of things I didn’t know I needed:
maturity wrapped in mystery,
kindness hidden in silence,
a gaze that undoes me
without trying.

And if you ask me,
What exactly do you feel?

I’d say
I feel like fireworks
trapped in a heart too soft for noise.
I feel like a page
waiting for your handwriting.
I feel like
I’m falling...
but not afraid to land.

So no,
I wasn’t ready.
But if fate insists on playing matchmaker
then let it be known:
you were exactly my type.
Exactly my moment.
Exactly the spark
that made everything
begin.

About the Poet
Derli Juani Putri resides in Geylang, Central Region, Singapore.
Read the poet's biography and Under 25 Poetry publications on Derli Juani Putri's Artist Page.

Under 25 Poetry Collection
This poem is also featured in Under 25 Poetry Collection #2, published in the Under 25 Poetry Library.

Keywords: Fate, Spark, Type

Previously published in Under 25 Poetry Asia and Oceania:
Do What You Like?
by Shazia Naaz

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