I Used To Know You

You are so different 

When I know you

You made me calm 

When I saw you

This is all different for me

To make you feel

what I can feel

You are so different from others

But you are all the same like me

We used to play

We used to talk

We used to fight

We do all the things 

that are worthwhile

Now,You are all changed

Don't know why

Now,I see you as an image

in my dreams

I used to know you from the start

But now I blame myself for knowing 

you that far

I used to know you my dear. . .

Author's Note

i wrote this when i'm bored taking lectures . .
Review this...give me suggestions...thank you:)

Reviews

Good write , but I would have preferred a bit more structure in this , I really think that would bring out the punch ..

My favorite lines :

I used to know you from the start
But now I blame myself for knowing
you that far

...

this I feel is the centerpiece .. sometimes I feel as if a poem is centered around one single line or stanza of expression and the whole poem centers round it to fit itself to its expression .

There is one mistake at the start :

You make me calm
When I saw you

will be

You made me calm
When I saw you

[Holly]

So true in many ways, we grow up with some very wonderful friends only to end up growing apart in the end.

[Nat.]

This is good, i can relate to seeing people you are longing for, in my dreams

[jay-lyse]

I like the emotion behind this piece and the honesty, Great Write.

[DarkAspen]

Well, when you are bored you make wonderful pices of art :). Kepp up the good work and keep the strength of voice you have going on. :)

[~Princess~]

I liked it. It has deep meaning and I love the way you expressed your self. Good job. Perfection as we can see. Well done my friend.

[.shalynn.009.]

"But you are all the same like me" I was a bit confused by this. Did you mean "You are the same as me"?

"Now,I see you as an image
in my dreams" I like this. An "image" brings to mind a reflection in a mirror. In literature, mirrors are often used to symbolize the idea that things aren't always as they seem. "All that glitters is not gold" so to speak. This works with the fact the person the speaker is addressing is no longer what she knew him as, that he looks the same, yet is different.

"I used to know you my dear" I like that yo used the color green for "dear". Green can be used to symbolize innocence, or naivete. Thsi works for this word, since the speaker uses it almost mockingly, in contrast to what she now knows about the person she is speaking to. It emphasizes her naivete before, when she used to think of the subject this way.

Another good poem from you. I like that you wrote this during a lecture. Nothing like boredom to inspire a good poem.

[Emilee Grimm]

Oh so melancholic and lovely!! It reminds me of someone who feels they no longer know their best friend or lover, whom they have drifted apart from, and become distant from. Lovely poem, dear!

[Mauricio Montoya]

Well I could go in many direction with this piece what I do in some of my works is a past, present, and future format in what I want to convey. Now I always say that poetry is always open to interpretation so my view may not be what you’re trying to say but for the sake of argument this I will say, to me this piece represents a relationship that started out as friends has now evolved to be more and that brought change for what ever reason. I think it’s fine the way it is but from one to another there will be those time when you’re not happy with the way your work turn out and that’s OK you can always go back and change it, I’ve done that myself. Thank you for sharing and keep on writing.

[Jennifer Ellen]

This is really good. I love the way it is writen.

[sushi]

Time changes people. But when its our dear one, it hurts more to realize "I once knew her better".....