Almost cheating.

You know I saw you.

I saw you looking too.

But it didn't matter.

We were already taken.

You said, maybe we should take a chance.

I said maybe.

Then we looked at all the others.

And realized they would never be the same.

You smiled, I smiled.

Knowing we should have waited.

But neither of us knew the other was out there.

I began to walk away knowing we would hurt others.

I paused and looked at you.

You smiled, I smiled.

That's the last time I saw you.

We should have waited.

But we didn't know.

D. Randall Dollaway

11 December 2025