Crushin' On Your Mind

Insomnia written poem about a guy who shall remain nameless

I won’t say who this poem’s about

But when he reads it, 

I think he’ll figure it out

He’s really smart, got a rough past,

Kinda like me

He likes to keep a secret identity

He and I share the same pains and sorrows

But we both hope for better tomorrows

His poetry draws me in

It touches the depths of my soul

His words stare into my eyes

His mind always on patrol

He’s really sweet

But I’m totally friend-zoned

Still, he’ll sit there an’ listen to my gripes ‘n’ moans

His heart teases me,

But his brain says “No!”

Tantalizing, 

Out of reach

For his mind, I beseech

I love his words

I love his intellect

Alas, he's forbidden territory

So I just sit here and introspect

Until he detects

I wore my broken heart 

On my sleeve

Please believe

I don't want you to leave

And cleave the heart of my shirt

Can't take more hurt

I might seem like a flirt

But I love so truly

It's unruly

And you just seem not to care

Author's Note

THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER COLLAB POEM!!!!
TYSM T.S. Ulmus for helping me finish this when I had no idea where to go!!

Reviews

[Cassie]

Those words are sweet and also painful at the end especially. I relate

[Nix is typing...]

I'm glad you could relate! Thanks for your review, Cassie! ❤️

[Moth Phoenix]

Great words, great rhyming, and very well written! I can clearly feel the emotion in this piece.

[Nix is typing...]

Thank you so much, MP!!

[Chris Shaw]

Connected. Some poets just do that to you. They draw you right in to their words and you savour them like a fine meal. Relatable work.

Chris

[Nix is typing...]

You're completely right, Chris. The human mind is a pretty powerful place. Thank you for your review!!

[Chris Shaw]

You are very welcome Nix :)

[Kari Rakitan]

This is very sweet. It makes me nostalgic for my university days. If things don't work out with this person, I recommend hanging out at a university. Even if you don't attend the university, you can just walk onto campus, look at the bulletin boards, and find some fun ways to meet new people. Well, those days are byegone due to Covid, but perhaps we can do that sort of thing again someday.

[Nix is typing...]

I'm glad my poem brought back good memories for you!! Yeah, hopefully, one day soon things'll be back to normal. Thanks for your review, Kari!! ❤️

[Haley]

This is such a great poem and an illustrative story! Really good read!

[Nix is typing...]

Thank you so much for your review!! ❤️

[T.S. Ulmus]

Thank you for the collaboration credit, but I really only kicked you a couple of lines. Anyone that you like in this way must be a very lucky guy.

[Nix is typing...]

I know, but they were REALLY good, they might actually be like...the best lines in the poem.

[Nomo]

I enjoyed this, I can feel how you do on many levels
"He likes to keep a secret identity
He and I share the same pains and sorrows
But we both hope for better tomorrows
His poetry draws me in"

I can understand here, there is so many emotions played into such few words

[Nix is typing...]

Thank you, Nomo!!
I'm glad a poet as good as you enjoyed my poetry!!
Thanks so much for your review, Nomo!! ❤️