PROLOGUE
This poem reflects on the unspoken tension between two shy individuals who are interested in one another yet struggle to make eye contact and communicate. The speaker observes the other person’s hesitance, finding beauty in their quietness and imagining a romantic evening together. As they stand close but silent, the speaker fantasizes about taking the person out for dinner and dancing under the moonlight, envisioning meaningful moments and connection. However, just as the speaker gathers the courage to engage, the other person departs, leaving the speaker determined to seize the opportunity another time.
Dancing Under The Moonlight
You stood in radiance, in glorious light
like a sunny day with cloudless skies.
Your quietude was such a sight;
You tried so hard to avoid my eyes.
I saw your shadow lurking nearby
everytime my head turned your way.
It was sweet that you were so shy;
You’d stand close with nothing to say.
We were two hearts facing one another
with both our eyes pointing at the ground.
Though within arm’s reach of each other,
yet neither of us made a sound.
I waited for just one look from you
so I could talk and give you a smile
I noticed your eyes looking at my shoes
but you wouldn’t raise them for awhile.
I briefly lost myself in reveries
that I’d ask you out for dinner that night.
We would make some great memories;
I’d take you dancing under the moonlight.
where we’d hold each other in an embrace
and you’d take my hand as I spun you around;
Where you’d be looking at my face
instead of staring at the ground.
Where our eyes would finally meet
and we’d be closer than ever;
Enough to hear each other’s heartbeats
where we could finally talk to each other.
As soon as I was about to ask,
you picked yourself up and walked away;
You were within reach but beyond grasp;
I vow to try again another day…
