Meeting you felt like a cold summer rain amidst a drought,
With a faint rainbow in the sun’s light appearing behind a cloud.
The kind of weather you can never expect,
But once you feel it on your skin, you can never forget.
Mirrors could never do what you did:
You reflected the parts of me I so desperately hid.
Hearing your voice and seeing your bright, beaming smile
Felt like hearing an all-time-favorite song I haven’t listened to in a while.
Catching a glimpse of your deep, longing eyes
Felt like the most comforting hug I could ever get, in disguise.
Standing right by you at night and sharing a drink
Did such wonders to me that could never do any shrink.
However fancy a book, never to be so captivating
As getting to know you, little by little, awaiting
A catch, so awakening, so needed, but never to find one.
A diamond is pretty close to a heart, and you hit a home run.
Undressing my soul, my fears in front of a stranger
Felt like a new emotional species I wish to never endanger.
So painful a “no”, a “some time”, instead of a “yes”
I had to pronounce, admittedly, under internal duress.
Saying our final goodbyes felt like a “see you tomorrow”,
As back then I was unable to grasp all the mighty weigh of the sorrow.
Letting go of you touch felt like setting a bird free,
But what I think I saw in your eyes was a painful yet silent plea.
Sometimes I still wonder if I’ll remember your name when I’m 80.
A reminiscence so strong which I hope to be weighty
Enough to remind every day that my life is worth living.
It’s your eidolon that I’m grateful for on this year’s Thanksgiving.