He tells me of his past
and his hopes for the future
Heartbreaks
and unobtained goals
I know he’ll meet ‘her’ one day
He’ll sneak her name into a conversation
as casually as he can
hoping I won’t notice
hoping I will
I’ll witness it grow
the heady rush of new love
the delight of belonging to someone
He’ll share his dreams of their future
And if their love fades
or
takes up permanence on their fingers
I’ll be here
always here
unchanging through it all
I’ll never be an interwoven part of his world
that’s not my role in his life
and that’s okay
I’m here
I will always be
never changing
still here
Secret Thoughts Within 