Always there, but never here

All this distance, making it unclear

and, making the heart grow fonder

Inside my thoughts, you always linger

From the crowd, I have set you apart

Inside me is a fire about to start

So, hello with the cliche, “so far, yet so near”

Stuck in this awkward silence that we hold dear

Still, I blankly drift away with thoughts of you

My wondering gaze asks if you’ve got a clue

That one touch warms the corners of my smile

Wishing we could stay like this for a while

But, flee, I must, it’s all for the best

My throbbing heart should be given a rest

At dusk, I’ll miss you and long for you again

Burying myself in regret with words I should’ve said

If I told you that I like you, would it ever sound right?

Oh, just the many thoughts of you I keep at night