you asked me a question
you already knew the answer to
probably just wanting
to hear my voice
give into you
but i tried my hardest not to
so you came closer
and spoke of nonsense
i've always dreamt of
talking about
with you
and made my soul flutter
but when you would ask me to talk
my hands would get lost
and my lips quiver
leaving my words
to tumble out
like a shiver
and right in that moment
of my fear and anxiety
body shaken and unsteady
would have been the perfect timing
for you to lean in
and plant your lips upon my own
but sadly
you didn't
for you don't feel the same about me
as i do you
and we were in public
not in secret
like i have always imagined
and lastly
you were taken by her
but i was taken away by you
a long, long time ago