The Ballad of You and I

I was standing at the gate

Waiting for friends who were late

When I saw you sail by

I saw you and lost control,

Beauty had to take its toll

I nearly fainted and sighed

There she goes , I thought

She isn’t mine so what

There ‘s no harm in making a try

Moments later in the class

Was waiting for time to pass

Youwalked in and I couldn’t believe my eyes !

You sat in the front rows

With the guys we called the bores

Oh ! So pretty and so shy

A mystery to everyone

With looks meant to stun

At the end of class you just walked away

I lay awake all night

Thinking what you might

Say if walked up and said “ Hi !”

You had to clear a doubt

I don’t remember what about

You said , “ Excuse me” and I nearly died

I barely fumbled what I knew

Was so enchanted by you

I forget what I said in reply

Memories of that dialogue

Cleared my mental smog

nd a very very happy man was I

Well I made no more progress

Or any attempt to start afresh

I can’t explain so please don’t ask me why

Though I liked you from the start

From the bottom of my heart

I didn’t reckon time would fly

So fast and now you’re to go

I wonder why I didn’t say before

“We could have been friends, you and I”

 

(C) Anurag Mathur 1987

 

(C) Anurag Mathur