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From Strangers to Lovers: a fantasy dream

Jaizel Nevlida



In another world,

It would have been different.

In another world,

We would have been meant for each other,

At least for the time being.

In another world,

We could have had a shot

To see what more

We could really be.


A year passes

And I see you

Your friends, and the girl you left me for

All on the street.


I wave at you all,

Mainly out of respect,

Acknowledging ghosts of my past,

But you stop me for a sec.


We chat and talk

And slightly reminisce

About a time back then

Much simpler than this.


Your friends

Hug me tight

Saying

We missed you old friend,

And I side glance at you

Our eyes matched with the same

Sorrow and

Half regrets.


You pull me to the side

And we sit down on the grass

5 feet apart

Because we know

Much better than that.


We sit there in silence

Just looking at the city

Then you go and say my name

And my heart feels all the pain.


Memories flash before me

So fast and so quick

My emotions are hard to hold

But these memories are bliss.


The excitement of our first kiss.

The contentment in your arms.

The old park and bar dates

The walks home in the dark.

The confusion of our conversations

And the summer spent apart.

The happiness in the club with you

And our final, unresolved depart.


I look over at you

Those eyes I used to cherish

And I feel sad

Lonely

Because time was truly wasted.


You hold out your arm

So your hand is just in reach of mine,

I look down at it and look back up

Away

Pretending not to care this time.


But you know it’s a lie

Because the next words you say,

Makes my heart go faster

And my eyes start to water.


“We will always have each other

We will always be friends

We will always have each other’s back

From here until the end.


And I know I did you wrong,

I know I hurt you back then,

Just know that I never meant to

And that you made me a better man,


The man that can cherish my love

And learn from my mistakes.

I always had good times with you

And felt like the best me,

When I had you at my waist.”


I look towards the sky

The clouds becoming a thin blur

And I take your hand

Squeeze it

In gratitude

In love, in care


I’m afraid to look over at you

Since you always know exactly what to say.

And I feel so happy but confused

At our meeting and resolution today.


But I do turn my head

And I’m met with your kind eyes.

And right then and there

I knew you meant every word

Said this calm and lovely night.



But my vision gets blurry,

And everything goes blank.

And I blink, poof.

Your gone,

Without another moment to think.


I see that

those hazel eyes are replaced,

With my dark and empty bedroom.

My table lamp,

Turned off,

The shadows on the ceiling

Haunting my room.


So I lie in my bed for a minute

Staring at the half full bottle of wine

And wonder how that could have felt so real

And yet so fake

At the same time.


And I realize that

I still hold onto you

After all this time.

And I can’t seem to get over that

Despite the joy

Yet pain

You made me feel inside.


Then I cry

And cry and cry,

Because I’m not heartbroken

Or sad you found the girl for you

Not really.


But because I know deep down

You’re doing very well,

That you’re so happy.


And I’m working on letting

What we had go.

To find the place,

Of friendship and closure

That my dreams depicted moments ago.


But its hard,

So hard,

When I tell myself these certain things,

Like the fact that I’m missing you

But knowing in this life

In this world,

You’re not missing me.

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