Call Me The Other Girl

I know what some of you will think: wow, she hates Matt for cheating but look what she's doing with Stephen. I've tried to stop it, but this is how he wants it, so it's out of my hands.

Hey you, yes you, show me that smile.

It lights up your face, come sit for a while.

He's come into town to spend time with me.

Call me the other girl, I'm the one she never sees.

 

I know he is wrong, cheaters make me sick.

But I quit fighting him long ago, this choice is his.

He's my best friend but our love is much more.

Now there's no going back to "just friends" as before.

 

 At first I said no, it's not fair to her.

But he kissed me anyways, and well, here we are.

Sometimes I feel dirty, I know we are wrong.

But it is what it is, it's gone on too long.

 

Tonight we're in my room, he sits on my floor.

My head's in his lap, my feet against the door.

He has a lock of my hair, around his finger it's twirled.

He plays with the blonde strands, and I think about the girl.

 

His girlfriend is nice, but together they are wrong.

They are opposites, I don't know how they've made it so long.

He's been with her three years, and with me for two.

But only when I'm single, cheating's not something I do.

 

I look up at him, into his bright blue-green eyes,

I can smell his cologne, his hand's on my thigh.

His skin is so tan, his blonde hair bleached lighter by the sun.

I'm not sure if I love him, I doubt he's the one.

 

But when I'm alone he's a way to fill the space.

I'm happy to be with him, this is just our way.

Maybe someday I'll find the one, right now I'm a hypocrite.

And right now he's smiling down at me, and plants a kiss on my lips.

Reviews

[James Paulin]

Believe it or not this poem makes me think of integrity, people who give and expect nothing but inner satisfaction and peace of mind that they have tried to do the right thing. In the end, we all have to live with our self written scripts. I understand the message you conveyed so well and I think you did a great job.

[Hello, Goodbye]

Interesting narrative..

i loved the emotions and the passion of the poem. it flows so well and it pulle at your heart. nice!

[Dilan Gray]

I love this poem, you can really see how the author feels and you get great images. I love how there is the tear between feeling sorry for the girlfriend and not caring, I think this is very real. I love it!