I saw someone today

That I never really knew

She was always there

But hello I never said

 

I was busy with the kids

I was busy preparing meals

I was busy with the house

So hello I never said

 

I saw her again in a day or two

But excuses were more than a few

She was always there

But still hello was never said

 

I stayed busy with the kids

And busy preparing meals

Was busy with the house

No time for hello to be said

 

I did not see her for years

I assumed that she was gone

When I could not find her

Hello could not be said

 

Soon the kids were grown

I was no longer busy preparing meals

I was no longer busy with the house

Only then did I find the time

To  introduce myself to me