Today I kept remembering,
the first time I saw you.
Those dancing eyes,
the half-smile on your lips,
and the urgency of your voice.
Nor once did you cast
your eyes upon me;
me, who was sitting in front of you,
looking at you,
and just you.
A book in my hands,
half-reclining on the berth,
pretending to read,
forcing back the tears.
Yes, I was crying,
for, I was going away from my home,
leaving back the safe cocoon,
venturing into an unknown, unfriendly world.
And yet, your sight brought a joy to the heart.
I forgot the tears,
and a happiness lit up my world.
Oh! How I wanted those moments to be eternal.
But alas! That was not to be so.
The time took its course,
and so did you.
I couldn’t stop the time,
I couldn’t hold you.
You went away,
leaving back your memories.
The memories I hold dear to me,
close to my heart.
The memories that keep reminding me of the time
when I first saw you.
02/02/2000
