Forbidden fate

I’ve always laid my eyes on you,

ever since third grade in school.

Your lame jokes, impeccable eyes, flawless smile,

stole my heart for more than just a while.

You confessed to me I was your first crush,

but you’d already moved on to your third love.

I revealed to you on messenger I’ve loved you from the very start,

then I lied to you, said I was kidding, breaking my own heart.

Each time your laugh drew near,

it was angelic music to my ears.

I eagerly listened and waited, down or excited,

praying this would never end unrequited.

I was always a year late.

Perhaps this signals our forbidden fate.

Graduation flew by in a day,

so reluctantly I parted my own way.

We both grew up and chose separate roads,

but seeing you last Monday made my long suppressed feelings unfold.

I hope you know even after all these years,

you are still the one my heart holds dear.