Alison

Alison
just another
elvis costello song

for me
she was much more
than
a pop song

she walked by my
house
every day

watched by a
14 year old

as she strolled
down the road
smiling to
to herself
oblivious of my
passion

I knew
her name,

but still Alison
would not hear the
words I
wished to speak

when I saw
her at the
top
of the hill
I'd walk out
the door

Just to walk by her
to be near her
to see her
to smell her

she'd be smiling to
herself
then she smiled
at me as our paths
crossed

I could do
nothing
and then the
moment
passed

years go by
we meet
by chance

she finally hears
my name
and emboldened
by Stella
I ask her
out

we talked
laughed

no
romance

I wish
she had
remained
a fantasy

too late