AmeliaGerhardt : Writing

We Don't Always Like the Attention

We Don't Always Like the Attention

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


I let you look at me because I liked the attentionbut I grew uncomfortable when you tried to touch me."If you want me to leave you alone, just say so,..
Lesson Learned

Lesson Learned

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


I stare at the beauty of an open fireand you tell me not to touch itBecause you've been burned by the flames before,but I haven'tYou can tell me 110 t..
What it Wants

What it Wants

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


They say the heart wants what it can't have..Perhaps that is why my heart longs for you far longer than my mind hasIts ironic how I've talked myself i..
Forced Starts with an F

Forced Starts with an F

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


I tried to force you to have feelings for meJust like I try to force my feelings onto paperSomehow I thought if I could just find some wayto be pretty..
Him

Him

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


There are people who have never gotten the chance to see his name,hear his name, or see the person who has been identifiedby it his entire life.People..
Roaming in Rome

Roaming in Rome

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


Halfway around the worldis where you let my heart breakand Halfway around the worldis exactly where I left it.
Why I Became a Writer

Why I Became a Writer

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


To let myself be vulnerable on paperis just about the equivalent ofhiding nudes in a public forum.Either one is bound to be found,to be looked at, stu..
Throw away the key

Throw away the key

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


A million and one thoughtsrun through my minditching to be exposedBut as my pen kisses each sheet of paper,I find myself at a loss.Not really a loss f..
-You tell me

-You tell me

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


Who is to say thatany of us have everbeen in love..That any of us evenknow what love is?
The Boy You're Bound to Marry

The Boy You're Bound to Marry

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


He looks at youwith the sweetest eyes you've ever wondered intoHis smile is enough to light up half the worldWhen his lips move to form a sentence,the..