Distance

As I sat beside you, I noticed

You were wearing that shirt,

Keeping us connected in some way.

Your presence made me at ease.

You laughed so hard.

You talked too loud.

Your gestures, your smile

Your hair, your voice...

I couldn't remember your joke, by the way.

I was busy figuring you out,

Trying to get the memories stuck in my mind.

I was too happy you were there.

And on that morning, in silence,

I was looking at your eyes

Waiting for you to look at me...

So sad, I waited too long.

Assumption

Then, signs came.

I understood it differently.

Thinking it was on my side,

I expected it to be mine.

But it never was.

It only brought more pain.

And I learned never to expect.

I stopped dreaming.

My smiles started to fade.

I was left behind.

Falling down all over again,

I got tired of hoping.

Wonder

That moment when you finished reading a book

And got your eyes stuck on the last page

Trying to say goodbye to a world inside your head.

It was as if losing something important but not.

I just got back to reality...

And nothing felt sadder than that.