The Day We Almost Kissed Poem by Maya Reid

Just do it! screams a voice in my head
Here we are, saying goodbye,
And you’re holding me just a little closer
Than just anybody else might
And honestly, I’d miss my bus in a heartbeat
If it meant I could stay here in your arms.
Here we are, all wrapped up in one another’s arms,
And as you run your hands up and down my back,
I think back to a few hours ago,
When those same arms were around my waist,
And I wonder what it means:
Anything? Everything? Nothing at all?
I wonder what this perfect day has meant
And I wanna do it so badly
That I have to bite my lips to keep them to myself.
I can hardly control myself:
I want to kiss you.
In fact, in this moment, it’s as if I
Planned this entire trip just to get to this exact second,
When I could tilt my head slightly and we’d be kissing.
But what if you don’t feel the same?
What if this fun daytrip was just a fun day?
Our friend rolls her eyes at the fact that we’re still entwined
-I’d forgotten we had an audience-
So I guess it’s put up or shut up time.
I relax my shoulders like I’m going to let you go
(A test of sorts)
And you pass with flying colors,
Somehow managing to pull me back and hold me even tighter.
I bury my face in your neck,
My favorite spot to kiss,
And having remembered that we’re being watched,
I dare not stop biting my lips.
I almost wished I could see your face
So I could try to guess what was running through your mind
But on second thought, I was scared to know.
So one last squeeze and goodbye entity
You’re once again you and I’m once again me,
And, equipped with schedules, tickets, and newly-minted memories,
To our lives we must return.
I pretended I could still see you as the wheels got to turning,
And that voice from before,
My heart? got to yearning…
And now we’re off in different directions,
And I count the days til we meet again,
Already labeling this as the day we almost
Became more than just friends,
The day you almost knew how I felt,
The day we almost kissed.