Living For You

Living For You

A Poem by A.Lee

Why is it that I find myself

Living for you, not me?

No matter how far away I move

You just won’t let me be

 

I can duck and I can dodge

Hide behind the tallest mount

But every time I look back

You still seem to be gaining ground

 

I can never see your face

You’re just a shadow in my mind

But its not that I forgot

Its because you left me behind

 

But how am I behind

If every day you’re chasing me?

Because I’m living my life for you

Hoping that one day you’ll see

 

I’m not the girl I was before
I did  things wrong I will admit

But if you take the time to look

You’ll see now all the pieces fit

 

You’ll take me in your arms again

Let me be your little girl

And I’ll love you like I did before

Then we’ll take on the world

 

You left me far behind that day

You turned and let me go

But to this day your shadow follows me

Instead of fading, it has grown

 

Why is it that I find myself

Living for you, not me?

Trying so hard to be the girl

That you’d wanted me to be?

© 2010 A.Lee


Author's Note

A.Lee
Just a fleeting thought.

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Very good poem, it is telling a story and I like it

Posted 14 Years Ago


Very well written-- great flow, great emotion.. the only thing that bothered me was the "cuz" slipped in here. I was caught up in your words and then all of a sudden it caught me and destroyed the weave you have created. Otherwise, a great piece. :)

Posted 14 Years Ago


i am so carried the emotion is on every word................
nice one
girl


carmz here............

Posted 14 Years Ago


This is amazing, I really like this write.
Wonderful flow as well.

Posted 14 Years Ago


I really like the sense of irony and elusive feeling wound-up within this piece. It leaves me with the impression of mistimed emotions; feeling now as the other did then, but now is always just a little too late; now the other has had those feelings and has passed through them before you could realise their importance.
I particularly enjoyed the way this was phrased. For example, these lines...

"But its not cuz I forgot
Its because you left me behind

But how can I be behind
If every day you’re chasing me?"

..Being chased by the memory of something you blindly overtook. Ironic. But it's left you feeling behind...

Very good work and very thoughtful. Well-crafted as usual, nice to read.


Posted 14 Years Ago


This is very impressive. I think a lot of us find ourselves living for someone else that end up haunting us no matter how hard we try to escape their influence, sometimes even after they really are no longer around. Nice job.

Posted 14 Years Ago


wow this is really well written and well thought out.

Posted 14 Years Ago


This is some deep thought. You've expressed feelings that shape our lives and influence our decisions. I think this took a tremendous amount of courage to write and face, let along share. We all bear witness to you growing stronger.

Posted 14 Years Ago


I thought this was good. I can relate. I find myself living for other people as well. Good job though. Thanks for sharing. :)

Posted 14 Years Ago



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A.Lee
A.Lee

Monroe, GA



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