Enjoy the Silence

arm in a sling pt. 2

I lay in my bed at midnight,
As the blinds cover my windows
And my door all the way closed.
With my mind wondering to different planets
And my eyes just barely open.

I can't comprehend what I feel.

Possibly overwhelming joy, causing me to go silent
Or my silence creeping it's way to what I saw.

You looked across from me and I couldn't help but to look back at you,
Already noticing something I had never saw in my life.

Your eyes sparkled like the moon beaming off the lake at night,
They lit up this whole room.

I continued to stare at your eyes, wondering if I was the reason for those little stars in your green eyes.

But at that moment I didn't care if I was the reason for those stars,
I only loved looking at those stars twinkle.

Later that day, the last bell rang and it was time to go home.
You wanted to meet me by my locker so I could give you a hug.

You approached me with a bright smile and I just had to return the favor.
I couldn't deny the temptation of wanting to smile back at you.

You talked to me for a bit and I wondered off into my own little world,
Focused on the freckles that rested so beautifully on your cheeks.

They were like a large group of stars all gathered into one, creating a constellation.
It was unique to witness.

After we said goodbye, you leaned in for a hug.
Trying to wrap your arms around me with one arm because the other one was in a sling.

It wasn't like any other hug.
I held on tight to you for dear life, hoping I wouldn't have to let go of you.

I wanted to stay there in the crowded halls, keeping you close to me.
So close that possibly even the ground below us seemed farther away.

I didn't want to let go as the feeling immediately rushed through me like a sudden gust of wind,
Intoxicating my senses, causing my knees to go numb and drop me to the ground.

It felt as if I was just cuddling a warm teddy bear that was much taller than me,
But the teddy bear was holding onto me just as tight.

It felt as if I found it, like the one thing I had been searching for was right there before my eyes.
It felt as if I knew all the answers to my unknown questions.

But the coldness of a sudden breeze covers my whole body as we let go,
Making me want more.

We say goodbye a final time and I walk the opposite way,
With a smile on my face but the urge that is telling me to turn back around and hold you even longer.

Not wanting anything but to feel your arms wrap around me again,
Nothing but to have my head resting below your shoulders as you hold me tight.

But I continued walking,
And I somehow ended up in my room.

Today was a good day,

I wouldn't change a dime for any of it.

Not at all.

~amiee irene.