I see you every day,
Your smile lights up the room,
But you don\u2019t know the way
My heart beats just for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I speak to you in passing,
Our words are always light,
But hidden in my laughter
Is a love I can\u2019t ignite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You talk about your dreams,
The things that make you whole,
And while you share your stories,
I wish I could share my soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wonder if you notice,
The way my eyes linger too long,
Or the way my voice softens
When I hear your favorite song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You laugh, and I\u2019m entranced,
You cry, and I feel your pain,
But you don\u2019t see the longing,
In my eyes, like falling rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I dream of what could be,
If you only knew the truth,
That every time I look at you,
I see a future I want to choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I stay silent,
Afraid of what you\u2019d say,
If you knew how deeply
I feel this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I keep my secret,
Locked tight inside my heart,
Loving you from a distance,
Even though it tears me apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe one day,
I\u2019ll find the courage to speak,
But until then, I\u2019ll cherish
Every moment, every peek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the love I have for you,
Though you\u2019ll never know,
I\u2019ll carry it with me,
Wherever I go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because loving you in silence,
Is better than not at all,
And even if you never know,
For you, I\u2019ll always fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walking Shadow Poetry Kenya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I see you every day,Your smile lights up the room,But you don\u2019t know the wayMy heart beats just for you. I speak to you in passing,Our words are always light,But hidden in my laughterIs a love I can\u2019t ignite. You talk about your dreams,The things that make you whole,And while you share your stories,I wish […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2485,"url":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/across-the-screen-spoken-word\/","url_meta":{"origin":2482,"position":0},"title":"Across the Screen spoken word.","author":"walking shadow poetry kenya","date":"August 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I see you in social media platforms,A face I\u2019ve never touched,But every post, every picture,Pulls me in, just as much. 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