Heart of Steel

Seeing Past You (3/4/24)

To the one who got away

I thought of you today

Our songs are on the radio now

Brings me back to the ancient gardens

Where we'd sit

Overlooking marble statues

Inches and a breath away

Inching closer

I was warmer

And now I wonder where you are

Your smile

Your eyes saw through me

You became a part of me

If I close my eyes I can picture you

Standing before me

Wandering silent hallways

Looking in the mirror and seeing a reflection

Of both of us

I wish I knew what to do

Because I could've been with you

You told me beautiful things

Your dreams and your plans

I was a part of you

If only we became more

Than inches and a breath away

The local fairgrounds and lively summer nights

You wanted me there

I pretended to consider

I tried to care

I wish I knew what to do

I was too scared

Overlooking the ancient gardens

Seeing past you

To my past

But nothing lasts forever

I'm a stranger to myself

Unlike any other

What we could've been is merely a mystery

I was too caught up in what I lost

To see what was in front of me

I wish I wasn't so far away from you

I wish we knew what to do

Because now I think of you

A song came on the radio today

Your name whispered to me

Echoed in my mind

A broken embrace I will never forget

I wonder where you are

I regret now seeing you

If I close my eyes

Clear as day I see you

I wish I could see you

Tomorrow

I'll think of you again someday

Another day

I'll save this for

Another day

When the time is right

I'll close my eyes

And see you there

Overlooking the ancient gardens

Hands intertwined

To the girl who got away

I hope you think of me

Someday.