A chill of discomfort shadows the night
A dim, dancing shape shifts suddenly to light
A mystery no longer, a face is revealed
Now visible, it’s eyes shine with a surprising zeal.
Her eyes were the thing that stole my gaze
No matter how hard I tried I could not look away
Nor did I want to, if I even had a choice
I doubt I’d be trying if I wanted to be coy
Her smile sings a song to me; a song with no dance
Without knowing, I find myself lost in a trance.
Is this foolishness? This is out of my control
The way my face heats up while the rest of me is cold.
Even back then, I would barely know
What she would mean to me in times alone
We were young, naive. We didn’t know better.
Right? Then why did my face grow redder
At the meer thought of us being together?
This was natural… A friendship, kinship; nothing more.
Still, back then, I began to wonder
If the thing between us was more than I pondered.
The first time I saw her for who she was really
I didn’t really know how to describe this feeling
Nor did I understand her mannerisms with ease
All in do time, they’d become a prolonged memory
We were close but were driven far apart
I didn’t understand why there was an ache in my heart
We were only friends, right? Atleast that’s what it seemed
But, questions swarmed around me like a disturbed nest of bees
My voice was drowned out, and her answers left stalled
As I tried to figure out what was happening to our call
Was this how it was supposed to be?
Two hearts ripping apart at their seams?
Finally the line arose with sound,
And an unlikely voice uncovered the answer unfound,
“I’m sorry,” she said, her voice choked with tears,
“I should’ve tried harder. I have something you should hear.”
“What is it?” I say, my lips drawn in a line,
My brow wrinkled, and my heartbeat beginning to climb.
She was silent for a good moment or two,
But then, ever so quietly, she murmurs, “I love you.”
My heart nearly stops as the words leave her mouth.
What in the world was she talking about?
“I love you,” she repeats, her voice becoming steady,
“Please… Don’t leave me in silence. Say something.”
Gathering up my courage, I give her an answer,
“What do you want me to say?” I ask her.
Her line goes silent, and I thought I had lost her,
But then all I hear, to my relief, is her laughter.
“Don’t be so silly,” She says through a giggle,
“The answer I seek is really quite simple.”
My face feels alight with fire, but I manage to give her the answer she desires.
“I love you too.” I say in a whisper,
“I just wish I could tell you; to see us together.”
She sighs, “The distance between us won’t keep our hearts,
from beating. Though we may be far apart.”
“I’ll see you soon.” I solemnly promise.
“I’ll hold you to that.” And the line goes silent.
Though we may be kept apart by miles.
I can’t keep my lips from curving into a smile.
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