Say Goodnight and Go

We had nothing in common
until you spent lunch with me on your birthday
and insisted that I try sharing

I was fighting back the tears
as your words pierced through my heart
and how the kindness in your eyes,
even though they fail to meet mine
made me want to believe again.

Fast forward to
the way you looked at me as I enter the room
smiling, as if saying, "You're here!"
and how you gave me high five
as I stared into space, slightly jealous.

The conversation about blogging
as we walk our way home
How I never wanted to walk side by side anyone else
but you.

The kindness in your eyes,
and the way you looked in a black sweater
How I occasionally glance at you as we paced
and your eyes meet mine

The confessions and sharing
the encouragement and the longing
I tried to deny it, but that night it was there

You have always been around
but you were overlooked
It's like I'm seeing you for the first time

Oh how I loved when you sit close to me

The countless of photos of us together
How you noticed that we were always teammates
and I never even paid attention

As you walk off the street,
wanting to distance myself from you,
and afraid of the newfound stirrings in my heart
I wished for a continuation instead of an ending
a thread that will never snap
a connection that we will always come back to.

Don't let me go