Internally slamming my hands on a door that was locked from the other side,
I begged for people to see me.
And though I remained faceless in a crowded room, you didn't even need glasses to see right through.
It wasn't a matter of how many times you looked my way, but how long you lingered.
I know you wanted to unlock the door.
Held back by other faces, you always ended up turning away.
I'm still sitting on the other side; my palms bear blisters and scars from the years of trying to hold your attention.
Hoping that one day, fate would bring your mind back to that night.
Those days, even.
I know that just like me, you wanted more.
A decade later, I still try to turn the doorknob.
Hoping that you may be standing on the other side, waiting for me as I have you.
Looking at my ****** hands, I know that to not be true.