whenever i see you,
my heart forgets its rhythm,
fluttering like a ghost startled by light.
we never met,
you left before i even touched the earth,
before time could give me a chance
to stand beside you.

still, i know.
if we shared hallways,
if we passed notes in class
instead of fates in silence,
i would’ve been drawn to you.
your twisted mind,
those crooked thoughts,
they call to me.

you were tall,
and your voice,
it haunts soft, like a lullaby for broken things.
maybe if you had seen me
really seen me
maybe then
you would’ve stayed.
maybe then
you would’ve chosen different.