In quiet corridors and rooms, I see you— your voice weaving ease into the day.

We chit chat and talk of daily routines, latest gossip, the weight of so many things to do, and somehow you make it light, amidst the chaos of life. Our conversations rest in my chest and mind long after each time we meet.

I wish I could tell you— that my day feels happier when I know you’ll be there, that the brightness in your eyes and the sound of your voice anchors me more than I admit.

But the rules of our lives and of everything around us are careful,  Our relationships each different and complex, and so I fold my feelings and the words away, secret, unfinished, yet endlessly revised in my heart.

I admire you for all that you are and do.

Still, every day that I see you we share the same air, the same passing smiles, the same ordinary hours. And in that ordinary, I find the extraordinary— you.

♡ ‧₊˚ ⋅ ౨ৎ ‧₊ .ᐟ

A whole world flashes through my eyes,

As soon as I see your bright smile,

A planet with just love, surprise,

But won’t be discovered for a while.

Falling for you, my favorite pastime,

And melting in a stew of my mind,

I swoon from watching you just one time,

And blush red when your presence reminds.

Standing behind as a silhouette,

My words too scared to be unveiled yet,

Ever since the moment we first met,

I knew your heart, I could never forget.

Crumbled notes with scribbled ink,

Sweet words, truth in shaky print,

Filled margins with love that brinks,

With no signature, no hint.

Every day, I hear you speak of me,

Of the admirer you wanna meet,

How pretty this ‘guy’ seems, how friendly,

Yet I’m the girl you’re eager to greet.

Maybe you’d like to see our world too,

And my discreet heart’s attempts pull through,

My most desperate thoughts hope you do,

That you know me, you have a clue.

But there’s a chance your smile will fall,

And I would fight the urge to bawl,

What if I have ruined it all?,

And out of our world, I will crawl?

So, I write this so you’re weary,

Of the girl— or guy — I might be,

Either way, I hope you’ll still love me.