Yesterday's Memories
Elijah Woods

i remember like it was yesterday
where the morning sun rose
ever so softly
caressing it light onto the world
and yet the first thing
my gaze land upon that morning

i was left awestruck
the first thing my eyes saw
was the first petals
from those cherry blossom dancing
swirling around you

and that was at that moment
i had my first glance at you
and from that moment
i knew

in my eyes
and in my mind
no, in my heart
i knew
you had to be,
my missing last piece

that you had to be
no, you were going to be
the only one
no, my only one
and from that day on,

i always tried to get to you
by trying to
strike a conversation
compliment your attire
always trying to consistently connect with you
within the small allotted time
we had with each other
each day of the week

yet it was always never enough
I could never get the words
out of my shutted lips
as i was too shy, too embarrassed
to profess and express my love for you

i never really had the courage
to speak up
to say anything really
i mean,
i always felt my heart was racing
pounding against my chest even
by the mere thought of you
and you actually being near me
side by side
walking through this pinkish path
fill with this charming spring breeze

a warm and treasured place
where i could only yearn
for some kind of reciprocity

and as funny as it may be
i ever so dreams of
no, i ever so wish on that one starry night
upon that crossing shooting star
you saw

to waltz with you
under those same cherry blossom
where we met all those years ago
to be in within your arms
to feel comforted by your warmth
to be yours
and yours only

to sealed a profounded love
with a kiss

both of us
living out a romance
a romance never seen
or no one ever believe in
like in those fairy tale
we were told
when we were oh so young

and, from those day onward
i couldn’t help myself
those feelings took roots
deeper and deeper
within my soul

i couldn’t help but fall
deeper and deeper
each day
into this enigmatic
cryptic depth of emotions
i had never felt before
where there were no return from

a place of doubt, yearning
and dreams
yet at the same time
unreciprocated feelings

and those feelings of hope,
those unrequired feelings,
all shattered away
i couldn’t help but drown
in my sorrow
that one day
where i was suppose to be ready
when i prepared ever so carefully

i saw you,
i saw you how looked at her
ever so gently
ever so tenderly
in her direction
eyes shining so bright
they could rival
any diamonds in the world

it was as if your eyes reflected
the world,
your entire world

and it was at that moment
i knew
all those repressed feelings
that i had all those years
and that all those salty tears
overflowing my eyes had to go
clenching behind my back the letter
i took years to write
to swallow back all the confidence i had
moments ago

i knew,
at that moment that i could only ever dream
to have you

Elijah woods