Star-crossed

Poetry (Attempts)
Written By Julián Moraleda

Are you still there? You may as well have passed.

The first and last time I kissed you goodbye.

Enough regrets remembering our past.

As I wait by my phone for your reply,

I know I’d be lucky to get a “Hi.”

Are you still there? You may as well have passed.

“Please don’t make me cry,” I say with a sigh. 

I know there is no button to retry.

Enough regrets remembering our past.

I needed to stop asking myself why.

Why’d I have to fall for a Gemini?

Are you still there? You may as well have passed.

There were laws I knew I couldn’t defy.

What we had is a well that has run dry.

Enough regrets remembering our past.

You chose her, and that I cannot deny.

Yet I still believe there was you and I.

Are you still there? You may as well have passed.

Enough regrets remembering our past.

Julián Moraleda

Julián is the head of Camalig Bank's Training, Development, and Recruitment Unit (TDRU). Alongside his primary role, he enjoys taking on other exciting side quests, such as being the editor-in-chief of camaligbank.com and contributing to the Bank’s marketing efforts. With iced coffee in hand, Julián is either crafting compelling narratives from behind his laptop or championing transformative ideas at the forefront of the Bank's initiatives. Beyond the office, his voice resonates not just in boardrooms but also in the echo of his bathroom, where he moonlights as a singer.

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