Let's Pretend

So let's pretend for a few moments that this poem doesn't have too many of these "-" and these ",". Let's pretend that I actually know what I'm talking about when we all know I don't. That'll be nice.

Let’s pretend -

For one second, one moment -

Let’s pretend that something

Something called love

Really exists.

Alright.

Fine with me.

I’ve got nothing better to do.

Let’s pretend that florid hues really do appear -

Like sun-kissed blossoms -

In the cheeks of a girl.

And let’s pretend that the solemn whispers,

Proclamations, cries

Of I love you aren’t all really false.

We might even be able to believe -

If we were so inclined -

To pretend that this thing called love

Isn’t a figment of imagination.

Confusion.

Loneliness.

We could pretend that love doesn’t fade.

Those feelings stay the same.

Although we all know

That

They

Don’t.

 

So let’s pretend.

For a second. A moment. A minute.

A lifetime.

That I’ve found you.

And you’ve found me.

And whatever lies beyond that is something

We don’t need to worry about.

Let’s pretend that for once

This thing they call love

Isn’t as complicated as they say it is.

Let’s pretend that it’s pure.

Golden.

True.

Maybe when we stop pretending,

And go our separate ways

You’ll still see the florid hues of my smile

In the early morning sky.

Just as I will hear your voice whenever the rain

Tears at my window.

And maybe -

Just maybe -

When, if ever, we meet again

This time we won’t have to pretend

This time it won’t be pretend.

Reviews

[Nihilitia]

If more people listened to your thoughts on the matter then perhaps love's retarded stepbrother "hate" would be easier to avoid. Keep up the good work.

[Becca Bishop]

:P thanks for the funny review ;P it made me laugh even as I realized I'm being crushed to death by homework. Thanks for reading!!! :D

[DrD]

You're not kidding me. You're not a high school student, you're a withered college professor somewhere fooling the world with works like this. Congrats, Becca. I am really, really impressed with your work and each time I read it, I get that Susan Boyle moment feeling about you.

[Becca Bishop]

Wow, I wish I was smart enough to be a college professor!!! And you've guessed my secret. I'm actually a five thousand year old hermit woman living hidden inside Bryce Canyon. Beautiful place. They'll never find me there ;)

All I can really say is THANK YOU!!! I can't express how happy it makes me feel every time someone says they like my work! And you do it so uniquely, too!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! :D :D :D :D

[justAnumber]

So easy to read. Great flow and imagery for an almost machine gun style piece. Loved it, thanks for sharing.

[Becca Bishop]

Thanks for reading! :D I'm pretty sure I almost maybe might know what you mean by "a machine-gun style piece". Ok, maybe not. But I'll take it as a compliment!!! Thanks a ton for the review :D :D :D :D

[rnuff]

wow deep and to the point, enjoyed the read

[Becca Bishop]

Thank you!

[marie]

a broken heart so clearly portrayed

[Becca Bishop]

Clearly portrayed in a rambling fashion :P Thanks for reading and reviewing!!!

[marie]

no prob i loved it

[PenPaperProse&Poem]

Lovely, Lovely, Lovely are your thoughts!
Beauty, oozing from your heart throughout this poem from its start!

Keep it up, will ya?
:o)

[Becca Bishop]

A poem review!!! That's ingenious!!! Thank you for the review and support and encouragement and the neat little smiley face at the end!!! :D :D :D

[PenPaperProse&Poem]

I love poetry and happy souls.
Promise I'll share some of my own soon. Right now very busy with Christmas sewing for my new grand-baby :o)

[Becca Bishop]

That wonderful about your new grandchild! Congratulations!!! And I'm really looking forward to when you start posting; can't wait!!

[Shreyas Tripathy]

I'm sorry for not reviewing this poem till now. Having chosen this in the top 5, it is my duty to tell you why and how I enjoyed reading this piece of poetry !!!
Love poems tend to have redundancy in them, the usual heart-ache and heartbreak stuff. But this is new and refreshing.
Imaging a world where love exists in its purest form, then explaining the inception of love happening, and then the wish to realize this dream in reality... Ahh ... lovely ! :)

[Becca Bishop]

Thank you!! You might've captured the meaning of the poem even better than I did :P All I did was ramble about pretending and through in some fancy words. I'm glad you liked it!!! Thanks for reviewing :D

[Shreyas Tripathy]

:)

[Moon]

Sad , but yet lovely ! Thank you for sharing