you had me at hello
i remember
the first time
i saw you
you were a shy
quiet boy,
i was a shy
quiet girl
i didn't know
those brown eyes
could shine so bright
and mean so much to me
in time
i didn't know
i would fall for
that charming smile
of yours
in a heartbeat
i didn't know
you could
be the one
to cause me
sleepless nights
funny thing was
i didn't even find you
attractive at first
but now
i can't seem
to find you unattractive
even if i tried
i saw you once or twice
then it became
many times,
till it was a daily thing
to see your face
i was scared
of what that smile
could do to my heart
i was so scared
that if i spoke to you
i wouldn't stop talking
or maybe became
temporarily mute
but i did it anyway
i smiled at you
and you smiled back
surprisingly
maybe you are
more than your ego
more than your looks
more than your intelligence
maybe i judged you
a little too harshly,
but that was only
because i was afraid of
what may come
if i let you in any further
than just a smile.
i know your name
and you know mine
but that is probably all
we knew about each other.
but i know
you missed one thing:
you didn't know
you had me at hello.
—stop smiling at me. stop turning back. stop giving me hope. i might just start believing. and i'm scared of believing.
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how the universe works
Poetry"how does the universe work?" you asked me. i paused and thought for a moment. after a while, i decided on the truth. "you can never know. even if you learn it through the pain, you'll still be unable to know how the universe truly works. the univer...
