You

You are beautiful
and I am a coward.
I keep running,
thinking I can escape it.
No distance
takes me
any further from
you.
I can't hold onto
this image
I have of you. I
need
you to
leave my thoughts
forever.

You are wonderful
and I am a freak,
undeserving of your
presence.
I kissed you
on the cheek
and felt that my
entire existence was
meant for me to
be with you.
Stupidly, I left
and you forgot
and I still can't
forget.
You keep me awake
night,
after
night,
unaware that you're doing
anything at all.

You are an angel
and I am doormat.
I wanted everything.
You gave what you could.
So, I ran
to the nearest person
who could give me more,
knowing
I wouldn't be happy
with her.
You saw me
and turned to the
nearest person
who wanted
nothing real,
knowing
you wouldn't be happy
with him.

You are innocent
and I am nothing.
I told you she was
meaningless;
I said I'd
do anything
for you.
You told me to go,
so I left.

You are gone
and I can't recover.

Reviews

[kevinjboconnor]

I like the sincerity of this poem, and I know I'm going to sound pretentious here, but this kind of sounds like the type of poetry I wrote my freshman year of college.

[mwkailey]

What a beautiful tragedy... Everyone breaks, what matters is what we do moving foward

[wickedcharm]

Wow...the bittersweet youth. Who hasn't been broken? Beautiful, simply and utterly beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us a part of your soul.

[Nicki]

This story was tragically beautiful. The emotion was so potent and I think the spacing of the poem is really effective. Loved reading it! It was like a fragmented story ( in a good way)!

[Duckey]

Beautiful poem, they way you have written it is much like a story, and while you are reading it somewhat takes you on a journey and allows you to feel the emotions being shown in the poem. Wonderfully written!

[Alex Ryder]

What an excellent poem- slight disjointed feeling to it, but I'm not sure how you could fix that. You tell a story quite well- good job!!

[AmongSavages]

Beautiful

[Steven Coty]

Thank you all so much! I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to get around to this, but I've been very busy for a while. I appreciate the comments and positive feedback. I look forward to reading all of your works as well.

[LoLo]

I love this poem. It is relatable, as others have mentioned, but you also draw unexpected connections. I think it is difficult to do both. You seem to write about a sentiment that is overly-wirtten-about without sounding cliché. Also, the straightforward and almost painfully honest tone is moving. This voice somehow lacks the woe-is-me feel that usually defines this type of poem. And nice use of line breaks, they create intriguing tension and emphasize specific words and ideas that reveal just enough about the speaker to interest readers but also keep them guessing. Well done in my opinion.