The Day Our Words Finally Held Hands
For sixty endless minutes, I stood in your hometown, With a pink rose in my hand, and a heart that wouldn’t calm down. The streets kept moving, the clocks refused to slow, But I was waiting for one beautiful face I had waited so long to know. I wondered how you’d look, how your smile would appear, Would you be just as beautiful as the girl I’d held so dear? Then there you were, dressed in white, with flowers woven through, And suddenly, the whole damn world looked beautiful because of you. Your smile was like a sunrise breaking through the grey, Your eyes held little universes I could get lost in every day. And there I stood in white, with nervous eyes behind my glasses, A boy who’d rehearsed a thousand lines, forgetting every one as you passed him. I gave you that pink rose, but here’s what you should know, It wasn’t just a flower; it was everything I couldn’t show. For all those nights of talking, all those feelings left unsaid, Had finally found a moment where two hearts could meet ...