If Only She Listened...

He looked, She looked away He smiled, She thought Each day, the same thing But one day She looked, If only she knew this was a mistake But He was there.. still smiling He smiled and was friendly, She smiled back It was a nice feeling, She was as happy as the sun on a summer day Why? She never expected this Now they both smiled, looking at each other She was happy, He was happy, Each day, the same thing She wondered why She looked away at the start How could She have done that? He was wonderful Or so She thought She quickly became aware of other things unknown before, and She frowned These things were not horrible, But were simply things She didn’t like His smile was bright, but “one may smile, and smile, and be a villain” She questioned her thoughts And they told her She was right from the beginning If only She had listened. Now, He looked again and smiled, And although tempted, she looked away