I Remember Back Then
I Remember Back Then
I remember back then
When I used to get upset
And you would keep wandering around me
Making faces and whispering those I Love You’s
Until I smiled out loud
But today when I get upset,
No one cares to make me smile
The I Love You’s I pretended to abhor,
Unfortunately, I don’t get to hear them anymore.
I remember back then
When your classroom was just a few steps away
And still, I never had the courage to walk up to it
‘Cause the moment I would think of facing you,
My face would blush out like a bouquet.
So I used to keep hanging on the doors of my classroom
Striving for that one glimpse of you that
Would completely make my day.
The moment I would see you, I could never digest my glee
As I couldn’t stop myself from turning red
So I used to turn about so that you don’t see me.
But now I've gained that courage,
The courage that I can walk up to your classroom,
And look into your eyes and tell you
How badly I feel heartsore
I wish to hang at those doors again
And wait for that glimpse,
This time I won't turn my back,
Rather I will walk up to you and tell you
How beautiful I've imagined our amour,
But unfortunately, I can’t find you anymore.
I remember back then
When you used to play in the school playground all day,
There was a window which provided the best view,
And I would just stick to it and watch you play.
I don’t know why staring at you
Felt so damn fascinating to me
That I started enjoying staring at you,
More than those lectures of trigonometry.
But, suddenly one day,
You stopped playing there,
And that playground without you
Seemed like a horrifying nightmare.
Nor I love that window today,
Neither that door,
‘Cause they don’t lead me, to you anymore.
I remember back then
When I lived a sober life,
Someone’s daughter,
Someone’s sister
And one day someone’s wife.
I never had that space to love, to love someone new,
You introduced me to this ocean of love,
And I jumped after you.
It was beautiful when you were around
But now it’s dark and dim
You were an experienced diver
And I didn’t know how to swim.