I Never Thought It Would Be Like This

I never thought it would happen like this,

That you would come

And carry me away with you.

I never thought I'd get tangled in you,

Caught in the magic of your words.

I never thought I'd write about you,

Though I know

You'll call it madness, too.

Still, I've listened to what my heart had to say.

I've taken up a pen,

With a sheet of paper before me.

I don't know...

Somewhere in the depths of my heart,

A few long sighs keep drifting by.

Somewhere far away,

Someone keeps drawing your name

Upon their heart.

If I were a poet,

Perhaps I'd have written a thousand poems,

Painted a hundred pictures.

I'd have sung songs

No one had ever heard before.

If I were a magician

From some unknown land,

I'd send you the first monsoon

Upon a raft of clouds.

If I were someone,

I would have done something.

And if nothing else,

I'd have stood there,

Simply looking at you.

I've lost myself in this enchantment,

Lost in thoughts of you.

Where am I now?

What am I?

Am I someone's memory?

Just a chemical residue

Gathered among the neurons?

Is this darkness

The darkness of the night?

I've lost myself in this enchantment,

But in what existence?

And yet, I remember you.

I never thought it would be like this.

Even my absence

Will keep thinking of you...