Once in a long while
I meet a boy

Today,
he was
mysterious
and careful

He had wishes
that no one knew
and his dreams
I would soon discover

His voice drew me in
but it was his passion that kept me

How interesting
How he captured my words 
through his camera’s lens
How his eyes saw through my facade 
while beginning to lose their sparkle
How he had courage 
when everything he loved had crumbled before him

Meanwhile I,
I had not felt his heart 
slowly beating
a little
too
slow