My Poetry




Blind Faith

Dawn

Emotions

I Long For The Day

I Love You

Ideal Match In A Cruel World

In Flight

It Is Truly Amazing

My Love

Need You Desperately

Regret and Realization

Rekindled Flame

Tangled Mess

When You Smile

Why You?

You Have No Idea

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Blind Faith


Is it so impossible to love
A face I've never seen?
Is it so difficult to trust
A voice I've never heard?
Is it hopeless trying to hold
A hand that is not there?
And is it so hard to believe in
A heart that is not mine?

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Dawn


Merely the sight of your beautiful eyes
Awakens my soul, removes my disguise.
For one short-lived moment, I let the world see
That there is some life in a person like me.
You alone bring out the life in my heart,
And I am still happy, even as we part.
I lean against a wall, a smile on my face,
I feel like my spirit is flying through space.
No words can I speak, no sounds can I hear,
Until I learn you are no longer here.
Then, with a sigh, I continue the day,
With nothing to do, nothing to say
That does not have to do with you,
And when I see you again, my day starts anew.

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Emotions

Could I ever tell you how I feel?
The idea is completely absurd,
Yet crossing my mind is one word
That couldn't possibly be real.
I must get the idea out of my head
And try to be a normal girl
But as my secret emotions unfurl,
So much must be left unsaid.
A whirlwind of thoughts lays inside me,
I must discover a clever way
To tell all, but until that day
I mustn't set my emotions free.

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I Long For The Day


I long for the day
When I am with you
And not worrying about
What I could say
That would make you fall
In love with me.

I long for the day
When we are happy together,
Discussing how we
Should have confessed
Our love for each other
So long ago.

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I Love You


Being in love is such a great feeling,
It seems an emotional and spiritual healing.
Now I feel so incredibly complete,
Ever since you came and swept me off my feet.

Things haven't been the same since I said
You've stolen my heart; now my senses have fled.
I fear I won't ever be the same again,
Things are better than they've ever been.

You love me so, and I love you too.
I feel so helpless - what can I do?

I've been losing sleep, been eating less.
Oh my dear, I simply had to confess
The true feelings I had kept inside.
Now there is nothing I have to hide.

The words "I love you" seem very extreme,
These past few days appear to me a dream.
I pray that this waiting will be worthwhile,
What I would give to simply see your smile.

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Ideal Match In A Cruel World

I know nothing could ever come
Of a forbidden, long distance relationship,
But I can’t help but dream
Of my sweet, funny you.
You are my ideal, true love -
Exactly what I need in life,
But love cannot bridge the distance,
My sweet funny you.
If I could meet you in real life,
Age nor looks concern me.
I’lm in love with your personality,
My sweet, funny you.
You understand me so well,
And are always my friend first;
That’s what I love most about
My sweet, funny you.
Our love has been cursed from the start,
But somehow I just can’t ignore
The tremendous love I feel for
My sweet, funny you.
Oh, how I cry myself to sleep,
Cursing the world I live in,
Wishing that I could only be with
My sweet, funny you.

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In Flight


You have made me forget
The existence of reality.
You're always on my mind
And nothing else is.
I fear my senses have fled,
Leaving me in their dust.
I have never experienced
A feeling so profound before.

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It Is Truly Amazing

It is truly amazing
That I find happiness
To be a warm smile
Framed by dark hair
And enhanced by
Glowing, radiant eyes
Which can burn holes
Into the very center
Of my young soul.
It is truly amazing
That I find happiness
To be your words
Which can cause me
To laugh so loudly
That perhaps I could be
Floating on the waves
Of my own pathetic voice.
It is truly amazing
That I have found happiness
And yet have done nothing
To harness the happiness
Which you bring me.
It is truly amazing
That I have found happiness
And am willing to let it
Slip through my fingers
Because it flies too quickly,
And I am too unwilling
To close my hand around it.
It is truly amazing
That I have found happiness
In the heart of a young man
Who perhaps doesn’t love
Anyone but his work.
And it is truly amazing
That I have found happiness
At all.

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My Love

I could fly. I had the ability to fly to one place
before I lost my wings. Any place that I could
imagine. I chose to fly into the dream of my love.
I spread my glowing wings and closed my eyes. Before
I knew it, I was sitting on the front step of my love’s
house. My love was in the arms of another, and they
continued sharing their embrace, even though they were
aware of my presence. Eventually, they pulled apart,
and I was only able to stare and wonder. My love spoke:
“Had I known you felt the same, I would have told you ages
ago.” The other replied “my love, all we must concern
ourselves with is our future,” a pause, an embrace,
“our happiness.” My love viewed the surroundings, then
turned to the other. “But how did happiness come so
suddenly? What is so different about this day?” The
other spoke: “It must be your friend there. Your
friend finally shares in our happiness.” Suddenly, I
realized what was happening. What being in my love’s
ream had done. I cried out, tried to, at least. I tried
to express my opinion, but alas, my mouth would not move.
It was frozen in a cheerful, toothy grin. My love began
to embrace the other again, and I could not take it anymore.
I spread my glowing wings again, shut my eyes tightly, and
returned to the warm safety of my room. My wings were gone.
The sun was high in the sky. I remembered my love...
remembered? I could never forget my love. I knew I had to
see my love. I ran to my love’s house, prepared to finally
confess to my love those strong emotions I felt. My love
answered the door and led me inside. Then, my love spoke
before me: “I confessed everything to my love! I finally
did it!” I looked at my love, confused. I could not speak,
but my love could. “It was weird. Last night, I dreamt I
was in the arms of my love. You were watching us, and you
were happy. Then you flew away.” My love clutched my hand.
“I knew then, that you had given me your blessing.” I slipped
away from my love and ran out the door. Ran anywhere I could.
I realized, then, that perhaps it is not good to want to change
the natural course of life. If I had stayed out of my love’s
dreams...

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Need You Desperately

I have been waiting so long!
Come back to me, my love.
I long to be kissed by
The sweet tongue of your humor,
To be caressed so lovingly
By the kindness of your words.
I long to be made truly happy
By the comforting touch
Which your presence bestows
Upon my soul.

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Regret and Realization


I wonder what would've been
If I'd told you today;
If I'd had the courage I needed
To know just what to say.
As usual I found no words
To express my love for you.
So another day passed by
When I was feeling blue.
I'm sure I'll see you tomorrow,
Offering me a smile
And I'll realize that being your friend
Makes living life worthwhile.

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Rekindled Flame

You've once again managed to
Rekindle feelings from the past.
With glazed eyes I look at you,
Praying the moment will last.
Once again I am unsure,
I don't know just how you feel.
How much more can I endure
When I don't know what is real?
I wish I could read your mind,
See what you are thinking now.
Have you put the past behind,
Or do you feel differently somehow?
Do you see love in my eyes,
Feel it when I'm close to you?
Have you seen beneath my disguise,
And don't know what you should do?
I breathe every breath for you,
I've realized that tonight.
If fate exists, our love is true -
I won't give up this mental fight.
Even if we're still just friends,
I'll cling to every word you say.
Whether we come together depends
On what your heart tells you to say.

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Tangled Mess

If only life were so simple
That I could be in your arms now.
I long to live in a world where
Hunger is eased by passion.
I want to be in a wold with you,
Where your smile gives me strength.
Your words, your compassion
Would be the air I breathe.
I pray for a world where
I would not feel guilty loving,
And where my love could be
Rewarded with your love in return.
I cry so many days and nights,
Wishing I knew how security feels.
Somehow, my mind tells me
That if you loved me back,
If you willingly embraced me,
Then I would need nothing else;
Just the knowledge that you
Would love to become my life.

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Why You?


Why you, of all people?
Why the one I cannot have?
If only you knew how I feel
When you look into my eyes.
You make me feel complete,
You make me feel loved.
I see in you everything
I need to make me truly happy.
Why can't I see that in others?
Why is it only you possess
The charm, the kindness, the love
I crave, I yearn for?
I tell myself "If you were younger,
If I were older, if this, if that..."
But "ifs" don't get me anywhere.
I still love you as much.
Why, oh why, must I love you?

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When You Smile


How I long to hold you in my arms again,
To share a warm, friendly embrace.
I recall the way you acted then,
The smile you had upon your face.
As I lead you in that empty room,
My courage fled and my knees shook.
But I had to expel my life's gloom,
And your friendly smile was all it took.
I looked in your eyes, the truth coming out,
And I felt things would be okay.
Then, when you hugged me, without a doubt,
I knew it was a very special day.
But you act as though I never told you
Everything I did tell that day.
However, there's nothing I can do -
When you smile, there's nothing I can say.

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You Have No Idea


My love, please tell me what is wrong -
Why have you avoided me so?
Have I done something to upset you,
Made a mistake that I don't know?
The last thing I want in my life
Is to bring you unhappiness of any kind.
You have no idea the scary thoughts
That have been running through my mind.
I imagined living life without you,
Dealing with life all by myself.
I pictured crying through endless nights,
With mental problems and failing health.
My love, please respond to my pleas,
I long to be your love again.
I miss the days when you responded to me -
You have no idea how happy I was then.

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