long, long ago

i wrote this and posted it on a website, just to be published.
recently, cassie chanced upon it again and put it on her facebook profile
there are many things i would change about it because it is unpolished and incomplete and rather juvenile because of how young i was then, but here it is.

the secret garden
in the secret garden of my heart, the melody begins.
softly the music plays, and gradually
i see your face
as my thoughts drift lightly to you
don't know why i have become like this
images surface
without warning in my mind
you, laughing, talking
doing the thing you do best; looking so much more
than just beautiful
has anyone ever told you, that
you would one day meet someone
the someone who saw you as just that little bit
more special than others
someone who would unconsciously
helplessly
take note of anything you do
it doesn't really matter what things come to
you have the freedom
where your path leads
though i do secretly hope deep inside
i just want you to know
that you only have to turn around
to see i'm mere steps away. be aware,
that i will be here for you. always.
the tune gradually fades, as i become sure
of what i feel for you
i dare not pin any word to that emotion
it feels right just to know it this way
without anything attached to it
it has no shape, no texture
it's just a something
that resembles a rainbow of colours flowing seamlessly
into each other, and
radiating a faint glow of happiness
slowly the gentle song ends
as i feel a smile forming on my face
and surely the chapter of you in this little secret garden of mine
begins.