I sensed you

I knew you saw me.
In that celebratory crowd.
I sensed you around me.

Eyes evasive...yet lingering.
Sometimes from a distance.
Sometimes coming closer.
So that we brush a gaze.
Acknowledging our presence.

I avoided yet I felt you.
Sitting behind me...hovering around me.

I just sensed it.
And when you followed me while I was returning.
To catch the last glimpse.

You confirmed.
When words failed...actions spoke volumes.
I sensed you...but why the interest.