You Were My Inspiration

Dedication To A New Found Friendship

And if we all aren't hanging
on for the next message,
hoping to see the flirting faces-
abiding by the few rules of
"Call me in the morning
to wish me a good night."

But it's not like love
(is a game you play fairly).
Don't forget to strut in front
of the wandering hearts
and those missing eyes.
Without a name, I'll call you
a new adventure:
You & me
In between the s(cr)een
without the visitors
and paparazzi Looking
for simplicity in another
[heart (and mind)].

So if you take me now,
there's no going back
'cause you're the Boy,
next door is the girl
that makes your stomach churn
and your friends Cringe
at the sight/site at which
we began this mystery dating game.

Beware, I come with
a long loving relationship,
nothing Less than Three for you & me.

So, now I'm going to ask you
to take me into your arms,
and I'll seek the comfort of a man
Singing to me (terribly) in the moonlight,
holding me closely in front of your world,
and impatiently, begging you to
Call me your one and only.
Under one circumstance,
don't deceive (y)our love because, baby,
I wouldn't want to see you at the finish line.

Reviews

[Emily Rose]

Very clever. There were points where I think you overused the parentheses bit - I didn't really understand why "is a game you play fairly" was in parantheses, since "it's not like love is like" really stands on its own. Same goes for the brackets around "heart and mind." Also, I didn't understand why some of the words wor capitalized. Perhaps just to draw attention to them? Parts of it were quite clever and original though: I enjoyed the appearance of "Less than Three" and the bracketing off of certain letters to change the meaning of the words and lines. Very nice style!