Dave Bonta's "Smitten" is a tiny scene of falling for someone, or at least being thrown off balance by her. A woman steps down onto a morning road, and the speaker, who claims he has never loved before, is suddenly aware of his own heart. He describes it as "a heavy shoe," which suggests something clumsy, weighed down, and hard to lift. Love here doesn't feel light or romantic at first. It feels awkward.
The last lines are odd and a little funny. The speaker says he "cannot understand a purse / which is little yet mighty." Judging by the imagery, the purse seems to stand in for her, or for something she carries, small but with surprising power over him. He can't make sense of how something so slight can matter so much. The mood is quiet, bewildered, and gently humorous: the speaker is smitten, and he knows it, but he can't quite explain it.