That Step

When I was in High School, I was very very shy. This is a poem I wrote in 12th grade about a girl I liked for a lil while:

THAT STEP
So many times I looked at you
Momentarily alone
And I stopped to think what I could say
With you all to my own

But as I took that first step
At least I did in thought
Another came and stole away
The chance that I had sought

There were others in the meantime
I thought could take your place
But something more was missing
Than just your smiling face

As we became good friends
I thought perhaps its time
But time became the enemy
As I waited for a sign

I didn’t seize the day
I worried through the night
Without a forward step soon
Would you be gone from sight

And on that final day
The enemy rolled by
I didn’t say a word
I couldn’t even cry

I hope I never see you
Walking down the street
Or hear about your life
Lest I feel incomplete

But if you see me someday
And wonder if it’s fate
Give me a staring glance
Perhaps that step I’ll take