Between Us Two

the story of two friends, who compare each other. In competition, but do they know how the other really sees them?

I talk, you listen.

I'm fat, but you glisten.

I wonder, you search.

Unsure how this works.

You think beauty is in the eye of the beholder,

but beauty starts with value within.

i say this to you, a hypocrite

knowing i would kill for it.

You date, I marry

both of us, wary.

I look to you hoping you see better,

you look at me knowing i grow fatter.

You look great, you say to me

So do you, I say untrue, because unlike you, i know, 

that when you shine from within, it shows.

She's gained weight, it's true

but i look to boys for proof.

I'm stuck in the same place,

you're ahead in the race.

I take comfort from boys and toys, 

but you settled down, i need you now.

My body is my way in the world,

but you seem so comfortable in yours.

A baby on the way

had lots of places to stay,

i'm holding out for the one,

but what i do know, that you think i don't

is that my true beauty doesn't show.

Author's Note

i wrote this on a whim. It's about one of my oldest friends and me. What we see in each other.

Reviews

[Nolo Segundo]

A very honest and rather poignant poem, with some pretty cool lines: e.g.,'taking comfort from boys and toys'-- I used to do that with girls and toys, until I realized I needed something far greater than myself as refuge. Great closing lines.

[Rindou]

I’m glad to hear you can relate! Thanks so much for taking the time to read and review my poem.