Out of all the things that I regret,
Its definitely not the day we met.
To come up and say hi to you, it was a simple bet.
I have never been more grateful for being sent to a random stranger yet.
Out of all the things that I regret,
It definitely wasn’t taking that bet.
It started out as a random act,
But I was attracted towards your enchanting smile, that's a fact.
Everyday I came up and said hi pretending it was all a part of the bet
But it was all a sham, I just needed a reason to speak to you,
A way to make you fall straight into my net.
Out of all the things that I regret,
It definitely wasn’t breaking that sweat.
Before I saw you that day basking in the sun,
I was a lone ranger, just on the run.
But the moment I saw you, seeing your eyes gleam,
I knew I had to stop moving, to pinch myself to make sure you weren’t a dream.
I had to come to you, over and over again,
I had to break free of my chain
For how else would I get hooked onto your crane.
I came to that spot everyday, people thought my sanity was on the wane.
For why else would someone do what I did everyday,
When I knew seeing you disappear everyday was the most excruciating pain.
They did not know though, that 10 seconds of speaking to you was a blessing that could outdo any bane.
Out of all the things I regret,
It definitely wasn’t hopping onto your train.
Gradually you also started to expect me there
To disappoint you by not turning up, is a thought I couldn't bear.
Speaking to you, I started to feel my heart for the first time,
Each moment spent with you was worth every red light jumped, worth every crime.
I learnt your name and what you did for a living,
If this works out as I wish, I know what I will be thankful for each thanksgiving.
So hopefully you be a bit patient with this,
Maybe you could come and join me in my bliss.
Out of all the things I regret,
It definitely wasn’t taking this risk.
Our 10 seconds slowly turned into minutes and then into hours.
Gradually I started believing this world could be ours.
it was a rainy day and yet you stayed there waiting for me,
So that we could communicate better, I asked for your number at half past three.
I got late to work the whole of next week,
Because the nights were spent speaking to you even if the network was bleak.
My conversational skills weren’t that great,
Yet somehow they kept you up till pretty late
Out of all the things I regret,
It definitely wasn’t asking you to a date.
The moment I saw you walk into the diner,
I knew I had never seen anything looking finer.
You had on a red spaghetti with a denim jacket,
Looking at you all the men could cause a racket.
As you sat down across the table,
Your hair fell to one side and damn, I was part of a fable.
Your sapphire earrings decorated your earlobe,
I was on the most beautiful spot on the globe.
You were wearing geeky spectacles
This made your face look like a magical spectacle
You ordered a pizza and some fries,
It was in that moment I realized that its not always that time flies,
For everything had paused in the back drop of your face,
It was just like in the movies and this was starting to seem like a successful chase
Out of all the things I regret,
It definitely wasn’t being there in that place.
I was a little silent that night.
You talking and me listening, it just seemed right.
We had our dessert, ice cream and cake.
I had to walk you home for my heart’s sake.
The weather was perfect, breezy and cool.
You put your jacket around me and made me seem like a most lovable fool.
We passed each other intermittent smiles,
It seemed as though I could go on for miles.
I gathered the courage and made move well planned,
Subtly bouncing my fingers off your hand.
You took the bait and that moment in time was the equivalent of an apostrophe,
You held my hand, and that prohibited me from collapsing, you avoided a catastrophe.
We had reached our destination across the park, arriving at your door,
The thought of you going brought my heart to the floor.
Though the silver lining was that you seemed just as disappointed as me on leaving,
Anyone who saw us, would see two people on the street, grieving.
As I said goodbye and leaned for an embrace,
Somehow both of us missed and my lips it hit your face.
We split, passing embarrassed grins
Somehow it wasn't awkward at all and I knew I had the win.
I left walking out into the dark,
A smile on my face forming a beautiful arc.
Out of all the things I regret,
It definitely wasn’t taking that bet that landed me at the house in-front of the park.
