I am walking to class                                                               
When your eyes unexpectedly pierce mine.
Despite the months that have
Wallowed in between us,
And the hurt you stabbed in my heart,
I am so ready to be yours again.

Faceless people brush past us,
Innocently scurrying to class
As we remain still,
Frozen in time as we stare
At the strangers we have become.

Memories flutter through my mind,
Quick flashes throb in my heart
And without breaking contact,
I realize this hallway
Is where we first met.

The bell had just rung.
My glasses hung crooked on my face,
A handful of books clutched in my arms
When you approached me and said,
“Hello.”

Two months later,
We are laying on your bed
Talking about life,
And the future
In store for us.

It is now four months into our relationship.
We kiss goodbye on my doorstep
And you lean your forehead against mine.
You take me by surprise by whispering,
“I love you.”
I take you by surprise when I whisper,
“I love you more.”

It is the week of Valentine’s Day,
Almost five months of us.
And I spend the holiday
Crying myself to sleep,
Hurt spilling from my eyes.
You haven’t texted me in a week,
But I’m sure you’ve texted her.
My heart bleeds love for you,
When your’s has apparently run out.

It would have been six months today,
But I’m sure you’ve since forgotten.
You stood by your word when you said
We’d remain friends,
But I didn’t know that your voice would suffocate me.
I never thought I would cringe at your touch.
And the explosion of tears and collapse of my heart
Was not expected
When I saw you
  With her.

Eight months since we’ve met
And we are standing in the hallway
That brought us together.
But I am not the same girl you once knew
And God forbid you are the same boy.
Your eyes continue to bore into mine
Full of emotion I can’t read.

I ignore the temptation
Of running back to you
Understanding that you were along for the ride
While I crashed
And burned.
So instead I drain you of the power
You once held over me victoriously
As I turn my back to you
  And walk away.