Thinking of You

The first time I met you
I thought you were nice
You spoke to me
In your soft and gentle voice
You made me feel welcome
In a place where I was a stranger
But once you spoke to me
I was no longer alone

During the times we were together
When we spoke to one another
And had fun with each other
The thoughts I had of you
Turned into feelings of love
The thought of you made me crazy
And looking at you made my heart flutter
When you spoke to me I was overcome with delight

I did not act on my feelings
As I was scared of how you would react
I didn’t want you to laugh
And make me look like a fool
So I kept my feelings to myself
Being normal when I was around you
But going crazy when you were gone
And waiting for you to come back

During a chat with a friend, I heard some news
Which made me upset
It was of you and another woman
Sitting close together sharing a bag of chips
Now that made me jealous
That made me angry
At the thought of you being with her
When I wanted to be with you

Now we have parted for the time being
You at your thing and I at mine
I lie in bed at night thinking of you
Of the times we had together, joyous and sad
I think of the night when you made me cry
And the night when you made me laugh
You brought me a drink when I was not well
And cracked a joke to make me smile

I wait for the time to be near you again
Talking to you,
Laughing with you
And listening to your voice
I long for the time to look at you again
To take in the features of your face
I want to see your smile again
And the wrinkle on your head when you laugh



Joanne Kennedy July 1999