The Placeholder

Just the other day,
I went out with someone,
Who was nice and kind ,
But didn’t feel like the ‘one’
But as he and I talked about all things under the sun,
It gave me an insight about how life would be with the right one.
He was a friend with no inkling of romance,
But with him I could imagine that ‘one’ dance.
Staying awake till the wee hours of dawn,
Sitting in a place late after the crowds have gone,
While he showed me places which otherwise I would have never seen,
He did nothing but just by being there he fostered a new dream,
As my mind wandered and wondered what it would be like to be with the right someone
With the feeling he evoked and the vision he sparked..
The placeholder’s job was done!

-Shailaza Singh