I saw you at lunch today
I heard a voice I knew by heart
I turned around
And you were there
Descending from the crowd
Smiling and chatting
Basking in your light
I waited for you to turn to me
Wondering if you would see me again
You look my way
And in a frozen moment
It was just you and me
You and me, again
No defenses
No stances
Just honesty in being
Sincerity
Purity
Us
Just us
And in that place of perfect communion
There is a tinge in my chest
And I struggle to catch my breath
Cause I know what I've been missing
And though I've grown quick to deny it
I still can't fill up what you've left
Sure, I get through my days with smiles
But I've always felt like I've been left out
How have we managed to get by?
It's been such a long time since that cold October morning
And though I see you in photos of friends
And even though you grace conversations from time to time
This is the first time I've seen you again
It's the first time you've smiled at me like that again
And perhaps at this very moment
Fleeting as it is
This is the first time I've felt this way, again
Then the perfect snapshot's magic fades
The faint noise grows louder
The world moves back in course
You turn away
My eyes follow
And you are lost again in this drowning sea
It's been far too long
And against every sensible cell in my body
I know what I have to do
But I don't know if I can do it
