It was a strange but not unusual alliance <br /> That involved a conspiracy of silence <br /> Yet he knew better, but still hoped for <br /> Something she continued to ignore <br /> <br />She just didn't want to openly say <br /> The rejecting words that sound so cliche' <br /> She felt it was for the best to postpone <br /> Saying there's no escaping the friend zone <br /> <br />He was spellbound in his fantasy romance <br /> If only she would give him a half a chance <br /> He would be able to ascend <br /> Past his title of close friend <br /> <br />They became cronies in the eighth grade <br /> And that's been well over a decade <br /> However, the skinny girl with braces <br /> Briskly grew in all the right places <br /> <br />By and by, he fell for her; head over heels <br /> If only she could feel what he feels <br /> Surely, she could learn to love him <br /> Privately, he knew his chances were slim<br /><br />Charles Hancock<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-conspiracy-of-silence/
