The Day You Didn't Think Poem by Andrés Alejandro

I was there,
sitting in that place.

You showed up unannounced,
no warning, no welcome.

You started asking questions,
questions I answered all wrong.

It was like you couldn't see
that I didn't want you there.

Before you left,
your hand went where I didn't want it to go.

Just for not thinking—
just for one moment—
you changed a life.

In your moment of desire,
you left a wound that never fades.

But my essence is strong,
and my soul still shines.
You didn't take my smile,
because I learned to rise again.

What you were
stayed in the past.
What I am
stands in freedom.