Labyrinth of Letters

Backstage Pass

I stand not too far from where you are

Gathering my nerves to say (even just the word) ‘Hi!’

It looked, however, like my friend Courage

Crawled its way back the box of Pandora

Locked itself up and threw out the keys

Deep down the you-can-never-have-it-today Ocean

Thus, the choice it had left me resolve to something unbearable

Because even when I wore my heart on my sleeve that day

And screamed your name a hundred times as loud as I can

There was not a single word that came out

You looked around and I knew you met my gaze

It didn’t last for a second, though

That’s how fast you looked away

I am not someone interesting

See, you didn’t notice me

You didn’t notice how my eyes shouted out the words my lips cannot even muster

Then came Mister Popular

All the girls took pictures of him and he gave them his brightest smile

You’re at the other side

I know you’re gonna be that Mister Famous too someday

As they gather around him, I gathered my thoughts around you

How can someone like me be the subject of attention of someone like you?

I found myself waking up from my Daydream

As I learned that I had to leave so soon

I whispered my soft farewell to the wind

And hoped that the airwaves led my message across to you–

That I love your shy smile

And the way you sing along at the background

Although I can no longer stay

I’ll gather all my nerves now so I can say ‘hi’ to you someday