Once upon a time
you were my everything.
My thoughts consisted of nothing but imaginations,
dreams that you and I would be together
forever twined like the strings that make a rope strong
and I dreamed every night
of your arms tucked around me
a guardian from the dark and the cold.
But all of it was merely a mind game
a trick my head played on my heart
mistaking friendly smiles for flirty ones
and failing to grasp even a sliver of your attention.
Our eyes locked often
and I was a fool to assume that meant something
Because it didn't
it never did
Even when the glimmer of hope shined brightest
and it seemed that maybe
just maybe
you felt the same about me,
I would find myself seeing magic in your eyes
but you would see nothing but friendship in mine.
And so I waited
and I watched
as you swept a thousand other girls off their feet
until I finally grew up and realized
that you are just a dream.
It was enchanting to have been a victim of your smile
it really was
but these fingers were not meant to intertwine with yours
and even though a piece of my young heart will love you always,
I let go.
