Part I: The Silent Longing

In the quiet halls of school we roamed,
Where youth and dreams in whispers combed.
She shone so bright, a brilliant star,
Top of the class, her goals set far.

KM, a boy with introverted grace,
Shy, unsure, he’d hide his face.
Just passing grades, he’d scrape and strive,
In her presence, he felt alive.

Through the years, his love grew strong,
Unspoken words, a silent song.
Her laughter, eyes, and gentle way,
Made every moment bright as day.

But time moved on, and school did end,
The paths diverged, they could not blend.
Now KM walks alone, forlorn,
His heart in pieces, love unworn.

The words unsaid, the thoughts untold,
Now linger in the heart, so cold.
What might have been, a dream so sweet,
Is lost within the time’s quick beat.

Regret, a shadow on his mind,
The courage missed, the love confined.
In letters never sent, he writes,
Of sleepless days and lonely nights.

For in the silence, truth was there,
A love profound, beyond compare.
Yet fear and doubt did make him pause,
And now he...