I remember the day we met
When our eyes locked, and then locked again, and again
We were like tiny insects caught in a web
Neither one of us able to look away
Then I turned around and when I looked back
You were swallowed up in the crowd
I walked back to look for you but you were gone
And I felt my insides break into tiny pieces
Even though I didn't even know your name
I walked a little further, heart pounding
With palpable disappointment
Just when I  thought I had lost you forever
There you were again - and those eyes!
You uttered one word, hello
I heard the resonance of your voice and a slight accent
With the driest mouth all I could manage was hi
But we weren't free to talk
So we kept walking in opposite directions
I looked back, more than once
And you were always looking back at me
It was as though we both knew we'd be apart
But what I didn't know then
Was that I'd never see you again
Funny how it all played out
With hundreds of miles between us
A non-relationship carried by phone calls
And letters and empty promises
I cared so much more than you did
I'll always remember the last time we talked
It was your birthday and you called me
My heart was yours then but you didn't want it
And when the silence fell as my tears rained down
You kept asking me what was wrong
My whole world was wrong then
But I couldn't say a word
Because you really didn't want to know
Hanging up the phone was one of the hardest things I've ever done
Becuase I knew we were over
Before we even began
And now I wonder
Do you remember?