Words Alone

You didn’t, couldn’t, wouldn’t love me yesterday.
At least I saw you face to face so you could tell me so,
You whispered it with your eyes,
And mouthed it with your smile,
But today is different, and only the memories are left to do the talking.

I never even thought you’d fade from view,
I thought we’d find the time to talk and laugh,
Never getting close to you tore me apart,
But never being near you,
I never even thought.

So this is how its going to be until the end,
Long moments of emptiness,
Short pangs of awkward joy,
Meeting in the queue,
Speaking with words alone.

Yesterday religion stood between us,
Formidable yet asking to be challenged.
Today passing friendship joined the blockade.
I’m starved without your smile,
But I won’t turn my back to the sea.