Faintly, Smiling Faintly
I tell the world of you,
Your smile and your glow.
The fondest embrace you gave
Made a mask of lies fall off,
And gave tears to a dry set of eyes.
I say, “Nevermore, will I plead
For a burgundy hue to cover me.
Nevermore will my hand scrape for dust.
Nevermore will pain be inflicted
In my beating heart, I say.”
But, a sound of silence
Eyes that stares at each other
With interests and fondness,
A gesture of friendship so pure
And a conversation of anything,
Broke past my iron walls.
So beautiful, the eyes and lips.
So beautiful the smile, such bliss
It makes a darkened sky weep with light.
But oh, not mine, not mine
Never ever might be mine,
Never ever could be mine.
Say, should words confess
Its true desires, its long yearning,
Will it happen that your ears would listen?
Will your eyes look at mine,
In the same way mine looks at yours?
Will I ever get a chance,
Or will I just look at you,
Forever smiling faintly?
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