And You Will Never Know

And you will never know how my heart beat, how it beat,

when I witnessed your perfection and hoped one day we would meet.

Then we did, and my heart went, but I know not what it meant;

I was oblivious because I’d never been in love before;

Because I’d never been in love before.

 

And I doubt that you will ever understand, understand,

how deeply I regretted having courage naught to ask:

I was nervous - in a whirl - over such a pretty girl,

and I’m pretty sure I thought that I would never stand a chance;

I thought that I would never stand a chance.

 

And you will never know the way I felt, way I felt,

at that millionth time I saw you for the first time in my life.

I was speechless - so sublime - and my heart beat out of time,

for I’d never seen such beauty in my whole entire life;

For I’d never seen such beauty in my life.

 

And my heart: you’ll never know just how it burned, how it burned

when I saw you with someone and realized it wasn’t me,

and not a thing had gone as planned; it was not I who held your hand,

and from that moment forth, I knew it would be nothing but a Dream,

and yes, it has been nothing but a Dream.

 

And frankly, you will never know how scared, know how scared

I am to write this poem about how much I care for you.

You may not like the words it bore, but I do not care anymore,

for no longer will I keep my feelings bound within my heart;

No more will they be bound within my heart.

 

And you will never know how much it meant, much it meant,

when you smiled, and you laughed, and were always who you are.

When you listened, and you heard, and you took in every word;

More than once you proved me wrong when I believed that no one cared;

Proved me wrong when I believed that no one cared.

 

Through these years, so many things have come and gone, come and gone,

yet through it all, I know of one thing that will stay a fact:

No matter which way our paths bend, our Friendship, it will never end,

and I will be there for you more than you will ever know -

I’ll be there even if you never Know.

Author's Note

Thoughts, please!

Reviews

[Mizo4]

love is a burning furnace that scars the heart with deep pain, when its crushing heat burns whats left of our fagile human state into embers.

Lovely poetic song like scruture, more of a modern vibe then the previous one its very upbeat but sad to read when it makes me remember my heart being broken by loves feirce hand, wonderful prose of poetry muy bien

[Anand Sehgal]

very good emotional piece :) :) liked it

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A very interesting love poem. It has a sad feel yet it is full of grace and beauty and loving tones.

[Anand Sehgal]

loved the double emphasis style. Really Good work.

[Pryde Foltz]

Meesh, I think you are minstrel. Compliment. A rare trait in a poet. I have images of your with guitar singing us through our travails. Another great write.

[Meesh]

Thank you very much! I am a lyricist and musician as well, so I suppose it would make sense for it to read that way. Thanks for the feedback!

[Pryde Foltz]

I meant it wholeheartedly as a compliment. Become of fan of your stuff.

[Keith]

This needs to put to music and sung. Captures the agony of a young man who thinks he has little chance with a pretty girl.

[Meesh]

I actually am more of a songwriter-musician by trade. I got the inspiration for the rhyme scheme from a hymnal I heard once, and yes, the inspiration for the content was definitely a boy in love haha.