The Girl I Know

I did not get a chance to really talk to you

I did not get a chance to have chai with you

But somehow I felt I knew you

Maybe because I noticed your silence

Whenever we crossed each other in the corridor

Maybe because I noticed your meek smile

Whenever we had an eye contact in the corridor

Maybe because I felt the sadness in your eyes

As you smiled and nodded your head

Maybe because a friend told me a little about you

And I was so happy to know the strong girl

Behind all that I have noticed.

 

I was happy to know that you were getting ready

To fight the cruelties of this world, not just face it

I wish we had talked more than we did

With just gestures and smiles

I wish you were still here to be a bright beacon

I wish you knew the brightness of your luminescence

Which lights up the sky.

 

-Maria Ma’am