lying

You should hear the way she speaks of you
The love she feels for you
The want
The desire

I sit and listen to the words she speaks
The long list of reasons
As to why
Her heart belongs to you

I sit as her friend and smile at her words
Pretending that I don't feel the same
I lie
And lie
And lie

I lie to her about not caring about you
I lie to myself
When I say you are a jerk
And It could never work

You should see her eyes light up
At the very mention of your name
I sit and watch her glow with delight
As I sink down to the depths

I watch our friend tease her about her affections
I laugh with the group
But cry when i'm alone
No one knows how I feel

I walk away in the dark cold mist of the night
And tell myself over
And over
And over again

"I don't care about you".....

As always
I will lie to not only the ones I Iove
But to myself as well

Author's Note

skip to 35 for the song it's wonderful!

Reviews

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokhar..]

Full of emotions ...Sometime we never tell what we have in mind...and these un-shared feelings drives us mile away...Unspoken words, Unheard Melodies and Unseen touches ...Sarah ! You are full of vivacity though your poems shows that you have many feelings in you that you seldom share...Will love to read those feelings as poem...great going..:) Keep on delighting :)

[tk]

awww.. this poem really struck me. i can relate to this.. :( there are times that we lie to everyone, especially to ourselves. but when we do that, we just hurt ourselves a little more. this is beautifully expressed in this poem. another wonderful write from you, sarah!! :))

*A.A.*

[misha]

Beautifully written. I understand this feeling completely. I hurts to love the one who someone else loves. It will be okay though, just be strong. =)

[SilentDreamer]

Nicely done. I've been through this, I think a lot of people have. Easy to relate to and well written.

[kurdapiaful]

that must be so hard to bear. . .
Nicely penned ☺♥

[Vinod Kumar U K]

Beautiful Rhythamic lovely lines, Nice structure .

[Coyote Poetry]

I like this poem. Sometime we do things to protect what we need and love. I like the way you described the desire and emotion in this poem. A strong ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote

[alexlessah]

Im sorry, very honest write though, I love it.

[Dark Beauty]

Great write with strong emotion,loved it! Great job

[hannah]

Simple but so honest, this poem can't help but touch a reader's heart because it addresses an issue that most friends find difficult and painful to deal with. Well done.

[Desmund Tiny]

ahuhuhuhu... I can relate to this nice piece... it's so heart-breaking......... I love it......