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Ljdynamic
Dangerous Mind
United States 13awards
Joined 18th Aug 2017
Forum Posts: 253

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eswaller
Dangerous Mind
United States 30awards
Joined 22nd Dec 2015
Forum Posts: 749

Unreciprocated Love

I looked at you from afar but you never
Returned my gaze. I wanted to run my
Fingers through your hair, hoping you
You would return my love, but you send
It right back, unopened. You are clever.
You are holding back the tears you cry
Because he does not treat you like I do.
He never saw you like I did on the mend

And always willing to forgive. You see us
As nothing but friends. But I have always
Felt something more. I am too afraid to tell
You how I truly feel because you will run
To the hills. He may never fight or fuss
Over you, but through the deep haze
I see you. I want to hold you through hell
And back. Even when the bright sun

Is in your eyes I love you more. But in that
Moment I know you cannot love me back.
I cannot keep following you down the flat,
Curvy road as you are on a different track.
Written by eswaller
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Baredsoul
Lost Thinker
Canada
Joined 25th Feb 2021
Forum Posts: 5

The Longing

Loneliness echoes through this cavernous space

One thought of you & I’m in the longings cold embrace

How I long to look upon your face with eyes that burn holes through my soul

Oh how the longing has taken it’s toll

Always craving what I cannot have -the longing

To hear your voice sweetly whisper is what I need - the longing

To touch you just once is what I crave but you just turn & walk away - the longing

But sweet relief I know will come when this heart ceases to beat & my work is done

This lonely soul is finally carried home and the longing will be no more
Written by Baredsoul
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IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 25th Aug 2011
Forum Posts: 16033

Ljdynamic, eswaller and Baredsoul thank your for participating.

wallyroo92
Tyrant of Words
United States 145awards
Joined 11th July 2012
Forum Posts: 1750

Friend Zoned

I was once put in the friend zone,
Before the friend zone was a thing,
I was put there once and for the longest time,
I let it burn and I let it sting.
We’d been friends since we were kids,
She was that cutest girl in my class,
I was the nerdy quirky boy she’d confide in,
And that was the zone I’d never pass.
Growing up I had the biggest crush on her,
But I knew we couldn’t be more than friends,
I tried so hard not let it any of it out,
It was so difficult to just play pretend.
By high school she was very popular,
I was too but our cliques were of different kinds,
And though I had hinted at the thought of love,
She had already drawn that line.
And in growing older we also grew apart,
We didn’t have those lasting conversations anymore,
It was a sign of the time, it kind of tore at my heart,
Fate as it seemed had something else in store.
But that was ok with me, I didn’t want to ruin it,
Because she loved me “like a friend”,
Oh those words can singe, it makes anyone cringe,
Those who’ve heard these words know it’s the end.
I was put in that zone and launched into outer space,
So I kept going exploring the boundaries of the universe,
And in my journey I met someone else,
Sometimes you can’t put the ship into reverse.
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.
.
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It was somewhere by Rigel in the constellation of Orion,
When a message transmitted came in way too late,
She confided in a friend, she regretted her decision,
She realized her feelings and called me her soul mate.

Who’s in the friend zone now?
Written by wallyroo92
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IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 25th Aug 2011
Forum Posts: 16033

wallyroo92 thank you for your entry.

DaisyGrace
Dangerous Mind
United States 17awards
Joined 29th Mar 2017
Forum Posts: 1332

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IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 25th Aug 2011
Forum Posts: 16033

DaisyGrace and Rain, thank you for your respective entries.

FreeLove87
SamuraiEde
Fire of Insight
United States 1awards
Joined 24th Sep 2013
Forum Posts: 43

Don't Deny My Vibes...

Don’t Deny My Vibes…

I wanna vibe with you
But you want your vibe left alone
 Can’t we jus sip wine and share our favorite songs
Empty the bottle till it’s all gone

I wanna drown in your intellectual ocean
Feel your every motion
Have I got the wrong notion?
Is this too much emotion?

I know there’s so much you can show me
There’s so much I wanna see
I see it all so clear
Each time you look at me

No higher high, No greater thrill
But you shut me down with a winter chill
Brutal... Like an unexpected bill
Like going into battle with no shield
Are you testing my will?
Hoping I’ll just yield

Jus give me a second or a minute
To keep your attention
Give me an hour or two
To show my point of view
Give me one night or one day
I think you’ll be okay
A week or a month
If you haven’t had enough
And if we make it through a year
And you see that I’m sincere
You’d see that the vibe was there
Don’t let escape something so rare

So if you let down your guard and your caution subsides
We could be great, if you jus don’t deny my Vibes


Written by FreeLove87 (SamuraiEde)
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IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 25th Aug 2011
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FreeLove87 thank you for your entry.

da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Dangerous Mind
United States 12awards
Joined 11th Aug 2016
Forum Posts: 250

In The Clutch

Can I unquestionably depend on you in the clutch  
Will you stably provide support for me like a crutch
Is that just way too much for me to even ask for  
When I'm down, will you lift me up from the floor  
 
Or will you walk out the door like those before you  
Can I consistently depend on you like a 24 hr crew  
Or will you get bored, tired and then retire  
I wanna be the object of your fire & desire  
 
Guess all things expire at some point in time  
Yet, I'd do a bid for you if loving you's a crime  
Would you do a dime for me or just ring the bell
Signaling the end as I offend without getting bail  
 
They say time reveals all things in due time  
I'm looking for cues from you as you silently mime  
Are you mine or am I making foolish, futile efforts  
These questions need answers to improve my comfort  
 
You've purported that I'm the man of your dreams  
Unrequited love is how our relationship seems  
Will my dream come true or will you become a nightmare  
Is this just a game to you like ones at the county fair  
Written by da_poetic-edifier (Damon)
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IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 25th Aug 2011
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da_poetic-edifier thank you for your entry.

dizzzzzzy
Dangerous Mind
Curaçao 15awards
Joined 25th Apr 2017
Forum Posts: 80

Nah she only asked for who?

poet Anonymous

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