I saw you from afar,
walking towards me
with sun rays resting on your face.
Immediately,
my heart began to rattle,
I took it as a sign,
a fate,
a destiny that none could debate.
You came closer and asked for an address,
as you were new to the place,
but my heart took it
as an invitation to connect,
as I stood there
full of beauty and grace.
Fortunately or unfortunately,
it turned out that we
lived in the same building…
And the story began
as we bumped into each other
on the staircase
or in the elevator
every evening.
Even when you said,
“Hello, how are you?”
my heart heard,
“I can’t live without you.”
And when you said,
“Bye, see you,”
my heart interpreted it as,
“I’m already missing you.”
I don’t know why
I was so drawn to you,
to your quiet personality too,
even without words
or actions,
my heart would flutter
at the smallest glimpse of you.
Days passed, years passed,
and everything changed,
but I remained the same…
creating dreamy stories,
unable to gather the courage.
And somewhere along the way,
without a word,
without a warning,
without “us” being together,
you became someone else’s
forever.