I don't know exactly when it started
Maybe it was your laugh,
the way your eyes crinkle just a little when you're amused,
or that one time you looked at me na para bang alam mo na kung ano iniisip ko.
So no, this isn't some dramatic confession.
It's just me.
Telling the truth that's been sitting
just beneath the surface for a while now.
Admitting that maybe you've been more than just a friend,
for longer than I ever dared to whisper, even to myself.