The Twilight I wasn't meant to see
It was just another dull morning
Then you walked in
Casual clothes, but still managed to catch my attention
And somehow ended up being the muse of a picky artist
I was constantly stealing glances
Just couldn’t help looking at you
I have a hunch, you felt it too
The teacher cracked a lame joke
I rolled my eyes
but instinctively, I began searching for your face
Maybe somehow… out of million other possibilities
perhaps I could see your smile
And there it was
Like a twilight, I wasn’t meant to see
The sunlight, thru’ the window, struck him
diffusing softly around
lighting up the dim classroom
like the shimmer,
when the ocean reflects the sunlight
Everything about that moment, aligned
too perfectly to be accidental
As if that wasn’t enough
your smile….
It blurred everything around
I lost awareness of my surroundings
But came back to my senses by the teasings of my friends
from behind
I could only see you
so close thru’ my eyes, yet so far away
And just like that
I had a screenshot of you, in that moment
in the back of my head
like a memory, I wouldn’t forget
And want to relive every second
I wanted you woven into my sky
But turned out, you really were a twilight
Temporary, yet the most beautiful….
Copyright © Shahana Mohammad | Year Posted 2026
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