You've always been one of those people
I know, but don't …know...
A face with a name I smiled at
But never really knew why.

There was always something, though...
Something that flew straight into
My heart, without bothering to
Pass through my ribs on the way.
Something that never let go
Until our eyes parted, and it
Disappeared into the recesses of
My subconscious memory.

But then, without my knowledge,
It rooted somewhere in my soul,
And began slowly to spread
Throughout my being, until
I couldn't hear your name without
Gently burning slightly.

And then there was that day.

A day I only heard about,
But felt throughout my spirit.
An overwhelming desire to find you
And make the world seem right again
And stop your smile from being stolen.

Somehow I still don't understand
This attachment I feel to you,
The eternal friend of a friend.

And I don't quite understand
How you know me anyway, or even
Whether you really know me at all.

I could just be a face you think
You recognise, like I think I
Recognise you, a face you forget
When you return to the shadows
Of threads hanging loose
Until we intertwine once again.

One day, I would love to know you,
To know the soul that keeps
Fire in the diamonds of your eyes
And the sunrise of your smile.

And maybe I will one day know
Just what that something is.

05/16/2002

Posted on 05/23/2002
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