When She Was Around

When she was around,

I never found words to say,

how much i missed her

As words fell short in every language.

When she was around,

I never said hello or goodbye.

I Never asked how her day had been,

afraid she wouldn't respond

When she was around,

I never asked her out.

For lunch or coffee,

worried she would refuse.

When she was around,

I never told her how pretty she looked.

In every dress she wore,

scared she might get angry.

When she was around,

There was plenty of time.

She was in my sight all day,

Yet I held back, hoping she would stay.

Now that she is not around,

I wish I had done all I could think of.

I spoke in silence, hoping she would hear,

but she never did.

By

Sanji-Paul Arvind

**Do not judge my life based on my poems; My Poems and my life are 2 different things.