A TIME WE LOVED

I miss the concept of writing love letters Best way to express yourself as an introvert Do you still remember? Pouring your heart line by line to your lover Such quiet confessions on paper. I miss the thrill of reading them too back in high school, you were royalty if you received one or two friends giggling excited to read with you "I got a letter, oh you got one too , "I got a letter too" Oh such joy, seeing us swim in ecstacy As we devour their contents All different and all cheesy. I miss the joys of those days when you could write how you felt, exactly Boldly yet gently Without waiting for them to say it first. Without a cue Because your heart just wanted to. Sadly now,it's all dead The ink dried and bare Our hearts, all clogged with pride and fear. Everyone wants to be the loved, but no one wants to be the first to care To be the first to say, "I miss you." "I need you." "I love you." No one wants to be the one to show too much attention Lest you're called a fool or worst a simp “This boy cannot think This is outrageous!” So we repeat and rinse We send a message and delete We wait. And they wait too.