Truth-or-Dare

Truth or dare

A game I loved.

My eyes closed

I opt for a dare

And as if unwittingly the other person 

Reading my mind 

Lays out a dare.

I place a hand over my chest

My heart beating wildly

As if a hundred horses are galloping all at once.

I walk up to him

To look into those coffee brown eyes and utter the magical words. 

To tell him, I saw him in my dreams last night

His face lingered around long after I woke up.

To tell him I snatch every bit of conversation I hear about him

In corridors, in public parks and in local libraries

To tell him I even know about the faded mole he carries in his left palm, 

Unobtrusive from the rest of the world but not a secret to me anymore. 

To tell him about every shrinking detail I have of him in my memory.

He sings a tune, my favourite too.

A long legged girl walks up from behind 

They share a kiss

She cocooned in his bear hug.

I wish to melt away

Instead, I withdraw, slowly and silently

The ‘Dare’ wilting away like a forgotten summer rose

The ‘Truth’ left hovering between my lips.

Truth or Dare

A game I will never ever play.