Eternity

By Sara Ali

I read your words, they danced like light,

Each verse a whisper, soft and bright.

With every line, my heart would race,

Yet I knew not the poet’s face.

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In class, we’d sit, side by side,

You’d speak of math, I’d smile and hide.

You were my partner, nothing more—

Or so I thought, as days would soar.

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The poet’s voice, I longed to know,

The one who set my heart aglow.

I followed each new word they’d weave,

Their tender lines, too sweet to leave.

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Then one day, a twist of fate,

I found your notebook, small and late.

The words I loved were written there—

The poet I adored was surely near.

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I looked at you, my heart in flight,

“You wrote these poems?” Eyes so bright.

You smiled, your cheeks a rosy hue,

“I wrote them all, just thinking of you.”

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Our secret out, no more disguise,

You spoke the words with shining eyes.

I whispered softly, clear and true,

“I love you too… I’ve always loved you.”

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