Screaming Eyes

Seven years of obsession

I'd prefer love,
But I'll settle for hate.
As long as I have your acknowledgement,
I can keep my belief in fate.

We seemed so perfect,
But you refused to even attempt.
It meant so much when you were civil,
That I could even stand your contempt.

My gaze constantly found you,
Willing you to look my way.
I had to face the torture of being ignored,
With every new day.

How were you to know,
When I never offered you proof?
You stood with an aura of apathy,
Which shielded you from the truth.

I never took the step,
To see if I swim or sink.
Many chains connected us,
But there was no direct link.

I don't know why it was only you,
Who I wished to look at me,
When everyone else's stares,
Brought me nothing but anxiety.

And when your silent eyes glanced at me,
They only saw a void.
Even I knew how pathetic it was,
For these to be the times I most enjoyed.

Simply your presence,
Seemed to cast a shadow of magic,
With the power to bring great joy,
Or make my existence tragic.

By the end I loved the lows,
Almost as much as the highs,
Because I only ever wanted you,
To hear my screaming eyes.

Reviews

[Rockebah]

lovely write. beautiful

[GYPSYLEAH]

I like being able to visualize when I read a poem and you did that for me in this work. Nice flow and rhyming. Good piece Tobi

[Jean]

Aww. I like this. :)
It's so real, and isn't exaggarated more than what the speaker is really feeling.
The rhythm was fantansticly done, and the ending brought complete closure to the piece.
Favorited. :D
Keep writing!