When I-Song

 When I

 

When I saw you for the first time,

I felt I should have more time

To spend with you.

 

When I heard your voice for the first time,

I felt I should have met you

Long, long before.

 

When I first started speaking to you,

I felt I should have more words

To truly speak my heart.

 

When I first began admiring your beauty,

I felt I should be a poet

Worthy of describing you.

 

When I first looked deep into your eyes,

I wished I had a painter's brush

To capture them in my soul.

 

When my gaze first fell upon your grace,

I felt I should have gentle hands

To hold you with reverence.

 

When I first beheld your lips,

I wished my own were sweet with nectar,

To meet yours in a tender lock.

 

When I first walked beside you,

I longed for my hands to be warm and sure,

To hold yours as we moved through the world.

 

When I began dreaming of you more and more,

I prayed for longer nights,

So I could hold you close in sleep.

 

Now, all I need is the courage

To tell you, from the depths of my soul,

That I love you.

 

My sweetheart,

You are all my heart and mind know.

Let us be together,

And create a love story

That inspires others to love deeply, too.

 

M.L. Narendra Kumar