Even when I knew
nothing would ever be,
life, in its quiet way,
kept bringing you to me.
Again and again,
like waves upon the shore,
a feeling soft and sudden–
love I can’t ignore.
At first sight, it found me,
gentle, deep, and true,
a silent kind of longing
that only spoke of you.
I gave you all my care,
in ways I couldn’t show,
for the words I held inside
were too afraid to flow.
Time whispered low to me,
his heart is not your own,
so I stepped back in silence,
and loved you all alone.
Not because I didn’t want
to reach and make you mine,
but because your happiness
meant more than crossing lines.
Still, I was never wrong,
not in what I feel,
for all I ever longed for
was something soft and real.
I cried for you in silence,
dreamed of you at night,
held you in my hidden world
just out of waking sight.
You could have told me sooner,
before the tears would start,
before the truth came trembling
and shattered through my heart.
You spoke of love too late,
of words you couldn’t say,
of feelings locked in shadows
that slowly slipped away.
You said you hated timing,
the silence, and the wait–
but I could never hate you,
not even loving late.
For knowing that you felt it too,
no matter when or how,
is a bittersweet confession
I still carry now.
You told me of your wishes,
the things we could have been,
and every dream you spoke of
was one I held within.
But some dreams drift too far,
too soft for life to keep,
they live within the quiet–
the tender, hidden deep.
And ours will stay a memory,
a love that couldn’t shine,
a gentle, aching rhythm….
forever, softly mine.
♡ lil-usagi
Nov 29, 2017
Nov 29, 2017 at 1:36 PM UTC
Even when I knew
nothing would ever be,
life, in its quiet way,
kept bringing you to me.
Again and again,
like waves upon the shore,
a feeling soft and sudden–
love I can’t ignore.
At first sight, it found me,
gentle, deep, and true,
a silent kind of longing
that only spoke of you.
I gave you all my care,
in ways I couldn’t show,
for the words I held inside
were too afraid to flow.
Time whispered low to me,
his heart is not your own,
so I stepped back in silence,
and loved you all alone.
Not because I didn’t want
to reach and make you mine,
but because your happiness
meant more than crossing lines.
Still, I was never wrong,
not in what I feel,
for all I ever longed for
was something soft and real.
I cried for you in silence,
dreamed of you at night,
held you in my hidden world
just out of waking sight.
You could have told me sooner,
before the tears would start,
before the truth came trembling
and shattered through my heart.
You spoke of love too late,
of words you couldn’t say,
of feelings locked in shadows
that slowly slipped away.
You said you hated timing,
the silence, and the wait–
but I could never hate you,
not even loving late.
For knowing that you felt it too,
no matter when or how,
is a bittersweet confession
I still carry now.
You told me of your wishes,
the things we could have been,
and every dream you spoke of
was one I held within.
But some dreams drift too far,
too soft for life to keep,
they live within the quiet–
the tender, hidden deep.
And ours will stay a memory,
a love that couldn’t shine,
a gentle, aching rhythm….
forever, softly mine.
♡ lil-usagi
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