She smiled at me, I smiled back
She was a friend of a friend,
every now and then I caught her drifting the halls in the corner of my eye
Our quick hello’s and hi's soon turned into small chats
She spoke so passionately, we spoke for barely thirty seconds but she was so vibrant
Soon my eyes began to seek her out in the crowded halls
Small talk turned to conversations, stiff smiles and small waves turned to warm embraces
My eyes began to linger on her as I watched her walk away
I only saw her in passing but her soft touch as she said hello made my heart flutter
Her eyes felt like a glowing fire, warm and brown, they made me think of a fuzzy bear
I went out of my way to see her,our short moments no longer felt like enough
But she was just a friend’s friend,  just a friend now ...right ?
No, slightly more than that perhaps
I saw her dress up for prom, she came out and asked me what I thought
I was speechless…. For the first time, me with the silver tongue had no words for such beauty
I simply stared in awe, then quickly fumbled for words that seemed not too enthusiastic
Almost forgetting my place while in the face of her stunning elegance
I was friend A, the third wheel, the sweet guy
Why did that make me feel so morose, is that not what I wanted ?
Of course not, I wanted her heart like she had mine, I wanted her
I wanted her to stare into my eyes with the same depth and infatuation.
Love was my prison, an open cage I was too blind to leave from
So I decided to let the cage crumble. I simply let it crumble
I wanted her love, that's what chained me..so I changed it
First erased the “I” that was ego and self absorption
I erased my “want”, that was pointless desire, always ever consuming
Then I erased “her” that was a self created image, the temptress
All that was left was “love”. I smiled, that's all I needed
I sailed on that feeling until it inevitably faded.