smitten

I guess that's a good word for it. Though I think "smacked" is probably better. You see someone's image -- all it takes is one second -- and whap. Love slaps you in the face. Your head goes spinning like Linda Blair's. Your emotional breath is knocked out of you.

Thinking becomes farcical. Pining becomes paramount. You have become a dream.


Yes, all it takes is one second. And the world has changed forever.