To You...

I am not gone,
I'm still here.
You cannot see me now,
Because I am hiding in the shadows,
Of regret? Probably not.

I was moving too fast,
I hoped you'd move just as quick,
I guess not.

When I look back,
I won't look too far.
I know what I saw,
And I know I still see it.

There was great promise in you,
And me,
I believe there still is.

I respected you then,
And I showed it to you in living color.
I respect you now,
And this is why I send this to you,
Because I want to respect you tomorrow,
And days after that.

I respected enough to listen,
I heard every word that you said,
I honored your time,
Tried to play my cards well,
But maybe not enough was spent there.

But when I spoke out to you,
Or asked you a question,
I couldn't help but notice,
There was nothing coming back.

And now all the respect for myself,
Was being lost,
Because I didn't feel that I was giving what you needed,
And that I am falling into failure.

Time seemed to move slower,
But my heart moved faster and faster.
I needed to know,
And the time I gave you seemed to move slower than ever.

What I ask of you now,
Is to look at the door I've left open,
I'm in the next room,
If you are to need more time,
Just yell,
I would be happy to hear your voice.

I hope that I have given you enough of a reason,
To at least say something,
Or give me something that I need to continue.

There will be no hard feelings,
If you have already decided otherwise,
But with the few meeting we've had,
The conversations we've shared,
I know and believe,
That there is something there,
That wouldn't hurt to explore.