You Never Notice

I wear a hair tie on my wrist,

Just in case you see it first.

Maybe you’ll ask, maybe you’ll laugh,

Maybe today you’ll sit with me at lunch.

Everyone says I smell so sweet,

But it’s only ‘cause you liked that scent on me.

I thought you’d notice, but you never do,

Guess I’m invisible to you.

How can you not see,

That I’m standing right here, loving quietly?

I keep finding little ways to show,

But you never, you never seem to know.

I wear your favorite perfume,

Just to breathe the same air as you.

It’s funny, isn’t it?

You never notice it.

I take the long way down the hall,

Pretending it’s just coincidence, that’s all.

You walk right past, eyes on your phone,

And I act fine, but my heart’s alone.

Maybe I’m just a passing thought,

A name your memory forgot.

But every time I see your face,

It feels like gravity, out of place.

How can you not see,

That I’m standing right here, loving quietly?

I keep finding little ways to show,

But you never, you never seem to know.

I wear your favorite perfume,

Just to breathe the same air as you.

It’s funny, isn’t it?

You never notice it.

Maybe I love you too softly,

Maybe you need something loud to see.

But if loving means staying unseen,

Then I’ll stay here quietly.

How can you not see,

That I’m standing right here, loving quietly?

If someday you finally turn around,

I’ll still be here, no sound.

I wear your favorite perfume,

Still breathing the same air as you.

It’s funny, isn’t it?

You never notice it.