And finally he hummed those three syllables,

The song I’ve been longing to hear him sing.

Yet as the sweet melody flowed from his lips,

I did not sigh of relief, my heart did not beat faster.

For the first time ever, the magic chant did not cast a spell on me.

It’s charm did not hypnotize me, I did not melt away at the sound.

Instead my heart sang along to the tune it had learned,

By following him in the dance that he taught me in silence.