The Boyfriend I Never Had

You were the almost in my story, A whisper lost in time, The laugh I never held too long, The love that wasn’t mine. We walked on separate timelines, Hearts that never aligned— I watched you live a life without me, While I quietly left you behind. But time, it plays its clever games, And fate, it had its say— You came back like a song replayed That never quite fades away. With eyes that still remembered The girl I used to be, You smiled and softly told me, “Alam mo, pangarap kita dati...” The world stood still a moment, My breath caught in my chest— For in that simple sentence, You woke what I suppressed. “Hanggang ngayon, pangarap parin kita,” You said with quiet grace, As if the years had bowed to love And brought you to this place. You were the love I never touched, But always felt somehow— And here you are, not in a dream, But standing here right now. Maybe fate was never late, Just waiting for its cue— For the boyfriend I never had To finally say: “I choose you.”