My Dearest

A Girl Once Said to Me: You remind me of the stars, Shining brightly through the vast, endless dark, Never once failing to pierce the night with light. No one had ever said such things to me— I thought I must be dreaming, But I truly loved her, and I know she loved me too, Yet she couldn’t say it, and that silence stung, A pain she never realized, When I greeted her at school, she turned away, I wondered if I had somehow annoyed her, Wondered if I was the problem, We’re still friends, but the words between us are few. I remember asking you to be mine, Believing the time was right, But it wasn’t, and you gently rejected me. My friends laughed, and we joined in, But inside, the sting was real, I regret asking, yet I don’t, I still long for you, but know you wouldn’t want me, Our relationship has always been unclear. At school, you’re always anxious, Caught in the webs of worry about the future, I reached out because I know how it feels, To be swallowed by your thoughts— All I want is for you to talk it out, I know it’s hard, but we must try.