The Sun and The Shadows

that boy every day,
he laughs gayly with his
friends.
that girl,
every day
she sits in the corner all
alone.
that boy
every day,
he watches her from the corner of his
eye.
that girl
every day
she studies him in wonderment at his
sociality.
that boy
every day
he ponders what it is like to be
friendless.
that girl
every day
she ponders what it is like to be
visible.
that boy
every day
he becomes more intrigued by
her.
that girl
every day
she becomes more intrigued by
him.

that boy
today
he talked to her
finally.
that girl
today
she smiled in the
sun.
that boy
today
he felt a sensation stir in his
chest.
that girl
today
she felt a strange tug in her
heart.

that boy
two months later
fell in love with
her.
that girl
two months later
ran from home, afraid of her
feelings.

that boy
now
grieves after the girl who sat in the
shadows.
that girl
now
weeps about the boy who stood in the
sun.

this poem
never
meant to have a happy
ending.