The Trouble Is I Love People

The Trouble Is I Love People

A Poem by AnnaMae
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I will listen to the words dripping down your chin, but will you do the same to me?

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The trouble is I love people.
I love learning the way their voice shifts
from hard laughter to nearly inaudible sighs.
I glean intimate clues 
from every sentence 
word
and syllable 
that trickles down their lips.

I love peering into their mind;
what they think of social conventions
of soulmates
of religion
of humanity as a whole. 

I find myself lost within;
following the outline of their jaw
noting each wrinkle when they smile
catching how they look away when touching on something serious.
I can listen forever to the ramblings of their world.

I take them in as a whole,
in their naked entirety:
the thoughts they exude
the details they embrace
the mannerisms they reveal.

The trouble is I love people.
I want to share
all my thoughts
small sorrows
midnight ramblings
and bursting joy with someone.

I crave being held
and being taken in wholeheartedly.
Ask me what makes me ecstatic,
what tears me apart,
what my childhood was like.
Wonder how my mind functions
and the small habits I've picked up.

But people often talk and rarely listen.
My lips remain silent while with another,
holding tight loose secrets 
as a flood of syllables and sounds
reverberate off their lips.

The trouble is I love people,
but all I seem to be left with is
my unreciprocated awe
and 
their poignant disinterest.

That's the worst,
their poignant disinterest.

© 2020 AnnaMae


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Omg. I agree ! I met up with a friend yesterday for dinner and he only talked about himself. It was discouraging when I tried to add something and he just changed the subject or asked things that weren't even relevant. Then he'd change to talk about him again. I hate that disinterest. Then I sometimes feel judged too. Wow.

I get it!!

Posted 4 Years Ago


Annamae...
This poem was PROFOUND...
what astute observations...
Amazing revelations from your precious heart...
What you are talking about here is
Unconditional love...
You are open to it...
You hunger for it...
In the greatest sense of the word..
You touched my heart...
More than you know..
Very Impressive..
I am glad that I read your poem..
You are an inspiration
Very Very Well done...
Debbie

Posted 8 Years Ago


That's so sad! Innocent and straight forward people are taken advantage of so many times. True, they want to share everything, be a good friend but that does not come from the other side and it is a disappointment.

But yes, sometimes you tend to be lucky and meet special people who stay and make impressions in your life forever.

Very well written, reminds me of my years in recent past.

Posted 8 Years Ago



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Added on May 28, 2016
Last Updated on March 29, 2020
Tags: people, love, friends, lonely, thoughts

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AnnaMae
AnnaMae

Chicago, IL



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Hello! I'm AnnaMae. I'm vegetarian and love animals, people, anime, and nature. Tranquility and understanding are what i strive for. I wish to become a better writer, so feel free to critique me. more..

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