Words are not enough

A fine line between love and friendship

When I said that I don't need you in my life

You should know that I'm lying

When I said that I wished you made more effort

You should know that I'm serious about it

When I said that I hate you

You should know that I don't mean it

When I said that you're damn annoying

You should know that your sarcasm is what makes me laugh

When I say that I miss you

You should know that I hope you miss me too

When you said that you care for me

You should know that I care for you as more than a friend. 

Reviews

[LA Lorena]

sometimes, the best love starts from a base of a solid foundation of friendship. boys and then men (they NEVER learn, even when they get older) don't understand a woman's way of implying one thing when saying the other. you have to tell him how you really feel, say what you really mean, or they never get it! it means risking rejection, but if you don't try, you will never have a chance. I like this poem, I think you have done a nice job overall expressing your feelings.

[Brandi Espy]

Wow. This poem totally describes what Im going through right now. Nice job, though, like it.

[Rose Masen]

Short, sweet and defining! Amazing job capturing this, indeed, fine line between the two.

[.shalynn.009.]

Asking a lot of mind reading, aren't you?

"There's a fine, fine line between a lover and a friend. There's a fine, fine line beteween reality and pretend. And you never know till you reach the top if it was worth the uphill climb." Lyrics from Avenue Q. It's what your poem reminded me of.

Interesting, the structure for this poem, with the going back and forth between past and present tense. Normally, I nitpick at that, but I think it worked for this poem, emphasizing the importance of implications and meanings, rather than what is literally said. In a relationship, it is so hard to define between the two. That's why relationships should start as friendships. Love should be friendship on fire. Yes, I read that on a Valentines Day card, but for once they had it right. But being in love with your best friend is always hard. That theme, however, really fit in well with the literal vs. implied.

"You should know that I care for you for more than a friend" Did you mean "as more than a friend"? Not sure if it's necessary, but I was a little confused in the first reading of it. Other than that, though, I really liked this poem.

Oh, and by the way, sorry if it's taken me a while to get to your writing. I'm trying to go through my RR based on who sent them first, and it's a slow but steady process. I promise I haven't been ignoring you.

[SpokenWord]

This is why I failed the mind reading class! We say one thing and mean another but I am glad you wrote a small cheat sheet for us to use to decode the messages. :) Now only if I could remember this I will be doing something good!
Good write!

[Jeremy Wyatt]

A lucky individual I think, you women do have to explain stuff to us men as we are rather slow and dopey.....this poem does that very well , brill x

[compositionc]

That was a sweet poem. Its very true. Sometimes, true love begins with a true friendship, then it might change. The things guys don't understand is when we say one thing and then we really mean another.
You expressed your feeling very well.
Good job.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

He seems he knows your plight and should smile back in adoration at you.......lovely Sofea

[Art Sun]

nice work...words are but the beginning of a relationship, it takes the very understanding of one another to truly make a lifetime commitment...even to be a friend...

[Coyote Poetry]

Hard to speak what we feel. Fear words could cause fear and separation. Sometime we are lucky and two friend realize at the same time. They need each other. I like the emotion and desire in the poem. A very good ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote