a glance
i caught you
i looked away but
a smile

but
i turned away
you were so
perfect

tell her!*
no you idiot, don't.
i wanted to.
i really did.

life happened
as it does
how very mundane
like the workings of a clock

but time stopped.
i saw you again
with another man
your hands in his

the hands stopped ticking
my heart stopped beating
i wanted to tell you
but i didn't.