Almost Love

Prose, Poem, and drawing

Did you ever almost love someone?

I mean, when you spend that little bit of time together
and the signs are all good
and you both know this has got potential.

But then, 
for whatever reason
the timing is off,
or the circumstances don't allow,
or, when all is said and done 
it's just not meant to be . . . 

Isn't that the weirdest thing?

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When it's almost love

And it's almost real

And it almost breaks your heart

But, sadly
it never even lasted long enough to do that properly either!

I saw perfection in the evening
Then all my hopes became my fears

She smiled at me, but I ignored it
Because a smile only ever ends in tears

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And so I watched her as she faded
With eyes that echoed in regret

But still, as midnight bleeds to morning -
Hers is the face I can't forget

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