I Smiled at You

I Smiled at You

By Rajul Tiwari

Once I knew that I am beautiful,
I needed to know how much...
So I smiled at you.

I found light in your eyes,
and more beauty surrounded me...
I am glad that I smiled at you.

No endearments rose,
no sparks were born...
But I wanted to feel, so I smiled at you.

A moment of love,
swept between us...
silently got treasured and I smiled at you.

You kept flipping through,
the pages I wrote...
while I stood there unnoticed, I smiled at you.

I know it was sudden,
when I touched your heart...
it is when you too looked up, I smiled at you.

When you knew that,
something has to be said...
may be revealed, but I already knew, so I smiled at you.

And when your eyes screamed,
your soul couldn't rest...
I had to leave, with remorse I smiled at you.

I should have known,
I shouldn't have smiled at all...
Still when I waved "goodbye", I smiled at you.