Unspoken Words

I learned to laugh when tears should have been shed,

At times, my laughter cracked, my heart heavy as lead.

In the midst of many, I felt utterly alone,

A heavy heart, secrets untold, silently I'd condone.

I'd crank up the music, paint on a carefree smile,

Crafting an illusion, concealing all the while.

Yet in the quiet of the night, I longed to share my plight,

To confide in someone, to make my burden light.

But that someone's miles away, beyond my grasp,

My words can't bridge the gap, in the present they clasp.

Even the poems I write, they do not reach his ear,

He's immersed in happiness, my sadness not near.

Surrounded by a crowd, he stands solitary and apart,

His loneliness concealed, hidden in his heart.

Though I contemplate him, our distance remains vast,

As close as a whisper, but forever meant to last.

I gaze upon his photo, confide in the frozen frame,

I wish upon a star, perhaps our fates aren't the same.

Hoping, wondering, a chance for our souls to meet,

But, for now, these words stay unspoken, incomplete.