We Could Have Been a Poem

Poetry Naomi Capacete

San Francisco, California, USA

We were something special from the moment we met You were the quiet one Always sitting in the back away from the world I was the loud one Burning with a flame of passion Your soul was full of music Your heart lost in songs Mine was full of books My mind filled with pages of never ending stories It was the perfect duo

We exchanged words but our eyes never met But when they did Oh, when they did A spark flickered between us

We could’ve been a poem

Our nights were never boring It was always an adventure Walking around the city The midnight breeze blowing through our hair Drinks in our hands We would sometimes end up on the beach Running around in the sand Or dance around in my empty apartment Until the sunlight peeked through the windows We were spontaneous like that

You in your ripped jeans And worn out converse Me in a leather jacket And combat boots

We could’ve been a poem Our conversations were endless We would text each other nonstop Morning to night Whispering secrets Laughing at our poor jokes Sharing deep conversations about our unpredictable future Talking about anything and everything Even when surrounded by a crowd of people It felt like it was only you and me in the room It was always just you and me

Our lips craved each other Our bodies melting together Your hand always finding mine As we held each other under the stars

We could’ve been a poem

But there was a darkness to you You were constantly drowning in endless doubts Sinking deeper and deeper No matter how many times I try to call out your name And reach my hand out to you So I can hold you And tell you that everything will be okay You wouldn’t let me save you I could only watch you drift away Falling into the darkness Until we were nothing

We are now strangers As if we never met All there is are memories And all I can think to myself is