In lieu of finding out who you were
I tossed you to the side
I figured I could come back to you
Like a math problem I didn’t understand
I watched you age from the sidelines
You journaled how the isolation made you feel
But I never took the time to read your words
Instead, kept them intentionally out of reach
I’m sure if I had spent a little more time with you
We could’ve better understood us
And that’s my fault because I never made time
Always so consumed by Him
Then one day I saw you sitting there
Honestly, you were the only stranger I knew
I decided to ask about your thoughts and feelings
You had no complaints opening the bottle for me
For the first time, I witnessed your potential
Your willingness to share with me all that you had
No need to be self conscious
When all you ever wanted was for me to be self aware
I admit that we didn’t start off on the right foot
But I love the way we’re headed now
And all the while I started scrapbooking the fondness I have for you
In lieu of, in hopes of the day you declare your love for me.
Tedra