We Didn't Have To

We were both guilty.
In that split of a second, we almost met.
Wait, we did meet.
But you never knew me.
I thought I knew you.
Guess I don't.
You didn't have to look away.
I wouldn't have noticed you if you didn't.
But you did.
We could've just met each other's gaze and smiled.
We didn't.
We tried to look away.
Not at the exact moment,
it was timely enough
to make things awkward
and funny
and painful
and silly
and gloomy
and confusing.
You didn't have to do that.
I didn't have to do that.
But we did.
It sucks.

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