A two-person poem between me and a guy I like. Every first line is me, every second line is him.
(2013)
This is not about the first time we met, but about our first real conversation, in the science lab. This is what I thought he was thinking...
You said I’m funny like that, but I know it’s not true, You’re only saying that so I’ll laugh,
Renegade, rebel without a cause, rock goddess, Friday rocker, Saturday superstar,
So many things you don’t know, like the way this Tightrope Ride burned me out too many times. The way I almost took the Highway To Hell,
You told me I was scared of the fire, I chose to walk through it,
I wish I’d been there when you ne… I’m not with you now, but I shoul… You thought I was the one you wan… But I ran away because I was haun… You said I was beautiful, I didn’…
He sat down next to me, I saw Spa… I knew then that Everything Has… Before, I was Invisible around hi… But Change has come, and he’s Min… I ended up in a State Of Grace.
I lay awake Waiting for you To call But you won’t And it’s
My first crush moved away, the summer before third grade, but I didn’t cry then. My parents beat me up,
What did you think I was doing al… You never knew, although you sat r… It was all for you, but you wouldn… You never saw me cry, or at least… You could have helped me, you were…
His eyes are as blue as a sapphire… But they only sparkle for me. His smile is the sunshine, Sparkling off the waves. His hair is as black
Dancing in the night, Eating up what people throw in. It’s impossible for me To act like I’m invisible. I can destroy,
If only I’d known when I met you, that I would have fallen in love then. If only I’d known
She’s alone, none of her friends k… She cries tears of blood when she’… She hides her feelings, sometimes… And she keeps it in when she’s mad… No one else knows what she’s been…
You don’t know about him, but I d… He treats me better than you ever… He’s sweet and kind, the way you’l… And he loves me more than you ever… Why is it so hard to love two peop…
Tonight I thought about you The way your face would shine. You used to always tell me That you would forever be mine. But all that changed, late one nig…