Hi and Bye
A friendly face passes by,
Third time this week we say hi, then bye.
My heart rises then falls again,
Waiting to see her face again.
A day passes in a dreamlike trance,
A Romeo, a Juliet, we dance.
In my head I gaze into her ocean eyes,
But alas, we are still only “hi,” and “bye.”
I drift along to sleep that night,
Dreaming through glee and fright.
That it’s hopeless, a love trap,
That it’s perfect, we stick together like sap.
The sun rises, I wake back up,
Ready for our routine meetup.
I see into the oceans, rough suddenly, with waves,
I ask why, she says goodbye, her tone, dark and grave.
I trip and fall in a downwards spiral, my head is swimming,
I feel a hundred thousand pounds, yet thinning.
I ask why, she says “sorry, we can’t speak,
I’m with someone, I wont cheat.”
It’s a crack, a thud, a devastating hit,
Straight through my heart with the question, “is this it?”
I stumble, crash to the ground,
She strides by, without a sound.
I look after her, nursing the wound,
Blood pouring out with memories of dreams, of swoon.
I think, I know, I did nothing wrong,
I decide to rise up, to be strong.
With gritted teeth I remove the dagger,
It will kill me, that wicked blade, should I leave it in, and stagger,
So I grasp it, ready to fight,
Force it into the padlock with all my might.
The lock breaks, I am free,
I look at the weapon with a vengeful glee.
I look after her, still walking away,
Wanting to chase her down, but nay.
I think back to the stormy sea,
Thinking about how the waves weren’t directed at me.
Revenge is a coward’s path anyway,
I drop the bloodied dagger, throw it away.
I step forward, the other way,
Maybe we’ll make amends some other day.
Who knows? Maybe there’s still a chance,
Romeo and Juliet might someday dance.
If not, it’s over, and it’s done,
Maybe I’ll never finish what I’d begun,
But, for now, it’s not goodbye,
We will always still be hi, and bye.
Hashtags (Ignore these):