Half a Moment

that first glance
was all it took
one little glance
and I was hooked
enthralling eyes
and a captivating smile
that i should have remembered
from days as a child
cradle friend
you were to me
first true romance
and yet to see
how shall we be
now
after everything?

a smile
a look
a touch
a book
a song
a kiss
a few months
bliss
now gone

for half a heartbeat
you loved me
and everything was right
but something changed
nothing's the same
and my days aren't quite
as bright

now you're gone
from my side
though you are always near
torturing
tantalizing
just out of reach
so close
and yet so far

a lifetime I have waited
a lifetime I have prayed
waiting and watching
watching and waiting
and hoping for brighter days
hoping maybe
just maybe
you'll come back
as quick as you left:
half a moment,

half a heartbeat.

come back...