a thousand love songs

When will I hear

a thousand love songs

from you?
Will I hear it tomorrow

as we steal glances and
cross each other’s path
Will I hear it

from my own heartbeat that hopes
to find a connection with yours
Will I hear it

from the echo of your laughter as you
pass by without any other words to say
Will I hear it

from the depth of your stare,

from all the
other things that melt away around us
Will I hear it

only from my imagination, from the feelings
of could be and could not be
Will I hear it

way too late as the years pass by
with nothing but vagueness between us
Or…
Will I hear it

after a thousand love songs

were played over this lovestory that
aches to begin,
and longs to be sung
over and over again.

(by cathy perez)

september 16, 2006