They say

They've been telling me you're alright 

I've been telling them I'm good too 

But the truth is that I can't get over you

I dream of you when I sleep at night 

Tried to drink the pain of losing you away 

But I ended up swallowing our memories 

With every sip I could feel a stronger breeze 

Reminding me that we ended up this way 

I pretend I'm over you to my friends 

I try not to flinch when I hear your name 

Then I get home and I feel the same

 Wondering why love lingers after it ends 

Then I think about what they told me 

Were they lying when said you're fine 

Are you still wishing you were mine 

Are you crying tears that I can't see 

I feel like I'll never get over you 

But you've moved on in your life 

Maybe you've found yourself a wife 

Maybe you've changed what you do 

But maybe you still think of me 

Think of what we used to have together 

Maybe you stop just to remember 

Maybe in your dreams I'm what you see 

They've been telling me you're fine 

I've been telling them I'm good too 

But the truth is that I can't get over you 

Maybe you still wish you were mine

Reviews

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Love lost poetry can be the most powerful written. I enjoyed this piece; it touches on themes I think everybody goes through after a break-up, bitter or amicable.

Shawn

Ps. "Tried to drink the pain of loosing you away ..." Is it 'loosing' you wish, or 'losing'? The meaning was lost on me as originally penned.

[Ashton]

I can relate to this. It took me forever to get over my ex, and I was always thinking about the what ifs. You'll get over him. It might take a little longer, and you might feel like your heart is breaking into a million pieces, but you too will move on. Very nicely written.

[Esra]

I agree the poem flows very well, and the emotion builds as it is read, I would have liked to see it be even longer!

[T. L. O'Neal]

Very well written poem with a wonderful flow. The truth that lies within it is so poetic and everyone has felt the sting of loss love at least once. Very relatable poem to the masses. I loved it. T

[Bri]

"Wondering why love lingers after it ends" I love this line. It is the perfect way to say that you are sad about a break up. It's an amazing line, I love it. I really like the confusion you have at the end of the poem. That's exactly how I felt when i was broken up with, or when I broke up with someone. I constantly wondered who was more upset about it. Anyway, excellent poem, I hope you can read a few of mine.

[E. J. Gette]

Very very nice. This poem had the feeling, the emotion and flows great. Just a couple of rhyming lines but not to much to make it corny.
Nice job.

WRITE ON!