Just leave me alone.

Some people are too trusting.

You say I’m kind,
You say I’m generous,
You say I’m forgiving.
Please, don’t count on that.

You say I’m your friend,
You say you like me,
You say you trust me,
Please, don’t be so trusting.

You say I deserve this,
You say I’ve done you good.
Please, stop treating me
How I’ve never treated you.

I’ve only known you
A couple of months.
I know you’re a fool.
I know you’re too nice.

I’ve never met someone
As likable as you.
As friendly as you.
As trusting as you.

Stop saying we’re friends.
I don’t want to hurt you.
The closer we are,
The more you’ll get hurt.

You think being like this
Is doing me good.
It’s not.
I just feel too guilty.

I have to do
What I have to do.
You’re making it harder.
It was hard enough already.

The more time I spend with you,
The more I will care for you,
The more dangerous I am to you.
Just leave me alone.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[xx]

A wonderfully executed poem, rife with all sorts of literary techniques to emphasize the poem's message, including anaphora, parallel structure, use of balanced sentences. Beautiful work here, and I'll take it a step further by saying that I've been in this dilemma as well. I'm not the kindest person around, though I do try to refrain from making everyone's lives as miserable as I can make them, and there are those unfortunate souls who are born without a single unkind bone in them. Too friendly, too trusting, and I'm always convinced that one day, I'll disappoint them and betray their trust.

And even then, they'll forgive me, opening themselves up to being hurt once more. And the cycle continues.

The first person point of view from which the speaker communicates is particularly effective in this piece, giving us brief glances into his deepest fears, the core of his thoughts, and perhaps even into his genuine worry for the naive and unwitting person he seems to be so unkind to in this poem.

There are a lot of things that aren't being said, and the reader can feel the suppression of them all. Brooding the poem may be, it is a wonderfully written piece - keep writing! :)

-Mina

[ansab shahid]

This poem is beautifully executed,there is a true meaning in every line.Its like an open book and at the same time an unsolved mystery, i can surely relate to this one ,very well done !

[Aehr]

the guilt is well expressed.. I loved this one thank you for sharing!

[heels]

Girl. I. Get. You. I can relate to this like no one else.
100/100.
*adds to faves*

[Diwakar - "The Warrior ..]

don't love someone like this.....it seems you are drowning in the see of love and care..................and if you do.......then......spend a lifetime with him....................................so sweet and true emotions penned here...........I liked it :-)

[TawnyBlueStar]

this is really good :D
I really like the last stanza :)

[Maryam]

This is an amazing poem! Well done! X

[Distant horizons]

Nicely done. Sometimes those trying to help don't see they hinder if its not what you want or need. Excellent write

[khalid]

very nice. expressing great emotions specially when we feel we are misunderstood by the closest people to us

[AK]

Wow! Amazing poem! I loved the feeling of it and how the first three lines flow to explain the last line. It gives that beautiful feeling! Keep writing!