loss for words

i had you at hello

i had you at hello.
it was just one little moment when i uttered that word.
that one little word,
and you gave me that one little smile.

i thought that was it,
but turns out we were just getting started.

i didn't know how much you needed that hello,
and you didn't know how much i needed that smile.
that became our normal.
my hello,
and your returned smile.

so, believe me, that day,
when you didn't smile back.
that misunderstanding became my weakness.

when all that ever occurred was a hello,
how could i break that normality?
so i just said nothing at all.
nothing.
then silence became our new normal.

i had you at hello,
and i lost you at it too,