Unsaid

We began with a simple "hi" on Facebook’s crowded shore,

Just strangers sharing pixels, yet I wanted something more.

Followed you on Instagram, watched your world unfold,

Until WhatsApp became the place where secrets could be told.

I remember our first late-night talk, when my heart was torn in two,

You appeared like the sunrise, painting skies a softer hue.

After my breakup, I was broken, lost in an endless sea,

But in you, I found something that felt like home to me.

I fell in love so quietly, through every word and laugh,

You became my happiness, my other half.

But before I could tell you, life took you away,

You found somebody else, while I watched love decay.

Years went by, and I tried to let go,

Yet every memory of you whispered soft and slow.

One night, missing you more than I dared admit,

I drunk-texted you, hoping you'd understand a bit.

You laughed, called me strange, and maybe I am—

Loving you was never part of the plan.

But how could I help it? You were everything bright,

A feeling that lingered through days and nights.

Now, we talk again, like we never paused,

And when you said she left, it gave me cause—

To tell you I've always been here, waiting in the wings,

But silence is safer, for love complicates things.

Each time I reply, instantly, without delay,

It’s my heart trying to find the words to say.

I’ve loved you for years, and I love you still,

But this friendship, this bond, I can’t let it spill.

So I'll stay in this quiet, loving from afar,

Hiding my heart beneath every scar.

Because losing you would break me more than you know,

So I'll love you in secret, and never let it show.