I never gave you my heart, not really
Nor did you ask for it, and yet it is yours
Such a peculiarity that you do not hold my hand
As you hold my heart
That we do not promenade across courtyards with me holding yours
And so my heart beats steady
Once then twice
And my mind goes quiet
Still and calm

Except when you are around me
When your eyes shine as if they are possessed by the turbulent oceans
Yet they are just as brown as mine
Your hair so beautifully falls and frames your face
As your smile is genuine and your laugh true
How your brow furrows as if you are constantly contemplating your complicity in life
And so my heart pounds erratically
Once then twice and once then thrice
And my mind races

As I entertain musings of us and our futures
And though you never asked for my heart And you never formally accepted it
I can’t help but notice that there was never a rejection
Never a clear cut no
Simply words put together as if you were composing a code you knew my heart would decipher
Though you did not give me your heart it seems you gave me your mind as I am not able to release you from mine
We do not hold hands and promenade
Nor do we plan weddings or flaunt each other’s beauty and graces
That is what lovers and do and we are not lovers
We simply complete each other
You of a tranquil mind
And I of a steady heart

For that is all we need
All I need because
I know your head as it lays upon my chest
My heart in rhythm with your mind
Your beautiful hair framing your face in bliss
As my heart beats steady
Once then twice
And your mind goes quiet
Still and calm