The first time we met, it wasn’t the right time
We walked the halls of highschool
You, surrounded with your court
And me hugging the walls
But still our echoing footsteps intertwined
You were self-absorbed, not kind enough
I was afraid, proud, and lacking bravery
What could I have done in such an atmosphere?
The oxygen was sparse, the air heavy with smoke
Every gasp was costly
Seeing you took the breath out of my lungs
You left me powerless, you rendered me empty
I couldn’t say a word, couldn’t move an inch
My eyes clawed at you. You didn’t even flinch
And I watched you pass me by, suffocating
Then, the bell rang. Time ran out. Class dismissed
We were unleashed into the real world
With a whole life to lead
Making friends and lovers, and building a career
But one day, I swear we’ll meet again
Cleansed and freed from our peers
I will find you
When all the air is clear
Back then, you lived among a crowd
They all admired you
And stood tall, like a fence, obscuring my view
They talked and talked but you never listened
Bored as you were of their mindless chatter
The clamor rose, a deafenning ocean pushing me off shore
Ever further from you
I swear I could have screamed, part them like the Red Sea
Call out your name so that you may hear me
But I remain silent
Still, under the tumult, I could feel your heartbeat
Pulsing inside of me
We are adults now, each in our own city
Rushing with things to do and places to be
But one day, I swear we’ll meet again
No need for words, all will be quiet
There will be no more sound
I will find you, believe me
When all noises die down
Back in highschool you were the center of our teenage galaxy
A dark sun, a distant star
But you were as blinded as the rest of us
Caught in the glare of illusion, of lies, of appearance
In this dazzling light reflected in your direction
Mirrored and fragmented in each eye turned to you
This was your stage as much as your pyre
It was youth, it was blindness and consumption
You never could see me in the blaze of your own fire
And accustomed as I was to the safe, cool shadows
I never could stand beside you
My skin blistered and burnt everytime you came near
But I stayed anyway, as close as I could bare
As it grew inside me, scorched and cancerous
The need, the desire, the call of destiny
It was a lost battle, a doomed endeavor
With time we both went our way
We lost youth, its hope and its fervor
We work day and night
In the electric glow or under neon lamps
But soon, I swear we’ll meet again
There’ll be no need for sight
I know you more surely than I know my own soul
I will find you
When all lights go out
Thanks @mildreflections for prompting @vagabondprophet and I with “When all lights go off”
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