I never cared for you for quite some time,

Your  hair was splendid,

But your glasses were a veil that clouded your beauty.

Once you removed them, I was awestruck.

You were a goddess, a face of the highest stature,

I inspected you closely, a true canvas of art,

I desired you, consumed by lust,

Yet initially dismissing those thoughts at first.

Love held no appeal to me,

But the more I saw you, the more I desired you,

We exchanged a few words, amiable conversations, 

But delving deeper, my cowardice prevailed.

I discovered you were entangled in another's embrace,

 Yet it mattered not, for you remain my deity till the end.

A year elapsed, your fiery tresses turned raven-black, 

Still bewitching, yet my resolve never kindled.

In my mind, you occupied every waking moment,

A glimmer of hope still flickering.

If only I confessed to you,

But deep down, I know I can't.

My courage deserted me, and I'm left by the sidelines,

While you're left oblivious to my feelings,

Silent insecurities preventing a confession.

I love you deep inside, but outside, I can't form a single word.

Opportunity lingers, the word within reach,

But I still can't, and before I know it,

Time elapses like a fleeting celestial burst, 

You slip away from my grasp.

Never again shall I lay eyes upon you, 

And I ponder, upon the echoes of "what if?"