Saturday, September 18, 2021

Worth the wait


There came that blest afternoon
He had reached there a little too soon

Not too many souls inside that mall

Under the banner, he was waiting for that call


The clock struck two fifteen

There she was, standing like a queen

Or a princess, that’d be modest

Somehow he had passed this first test


They ran up with feverish haste

He asked her what she would want to taste


He ignored the months and months of endless tries

Cause he could feel his stomach full of butterflies

He thought to himself if she could feel it too

Whatever it was, his dream was already true


Somewhere within he thought, “Would you settle my fear

When will you say what I want to hear?”

Gradually he realized it wasn’t words that he needs

For her it was action, not phrases that leads


Her smile, her laughter and the way she flipped her hair

He noticed these things, cause they were those that were rare

Roaming, dancing and eating from the same plate

These were all the special things that festooned their non-date

He knew all of it came a little late

But he wouldn’t dare say it wasn’t worth the wait


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