Unspoken Thoughts

*Ding!* a text notification pops up. It's a friend of mine who I haven't spoken to in a while. We say our hellos and I ask how things have been. My question leads to his explanation of how frustrated he is because the job hunt has been rough. I can tell it weighs heavy on him because of the plans he had laid out and a time frame he'd set out to follow. This made me think about the many plans we all make be it in our careers, life, family,  education and businesses. Then life happens and we realise things aren't as straight forward as we hope, things don't work out and we either feel like we've failed ourselves or think how silly we must've been when we made those plans all while looking back at your younger self with disdain because of the dream you sold yourself while "had I known" thoughts flood your mind. The thing is, the time spent figuring out where you need to be isn't wasted time. It might feel that way because the older, wiser y

Look at him, tall and handsome, and his smile, oh his smile, big and vibrant. He comes my way and I don't dare for a moment think it is I he could possibly want. I am wrong, for it is me that he has come all this way for. He opens his mouth and there is that smile. He starts to speak and I am smitten. Standing there wide eyed I hear nothing of what he is saying to me. I soon realise he is awaiting a response. Shit!  Why wasn't I paying attention? I stutter as I ask him to repeat himself as I think to myself what a fool I must look like. Our brief exchange comes to an end and I'm left dazed even though he is gone and I, left to my lonesome. It's been weeks since our first exchange and much has happened. What I thought to be a mere crush  has blossomed into much more. I crave his presence, when he comes around I fall into a deep ecstasy filled trance. I lose myself, but in a good way, I let go of all my inhibitions, my guard goes down I look at him and I know that for