this isn’t me really saying “SOMEONE PLEASE LOVE ME!”
what I am saying is…
if my true love is out there,
I’d really like it
what I am saying is…
if my true love is out there,
I’d really like it
if perhaps, maybe, they
please don’t come right now.
because I have a feeling I’d resent them
for being so lovely.
besides,
my lips are chapped
and not primed for makeoutage.
because I have a feeling I’d resent them
for being so lovely.
besides,
my lips are chapped
and not primed for makeoutage.
also,
I think valentines day is kind of a joke.
I try to express my love to my friends and family
everyday
through my actions
I think valentines day is kind of a joke.
I try to express my love to my friends and family
everyday
through my actions
(I know I fall short a lot)
why have only one day where
we buy meaningless (although tasty) things
we buy meaningless (although tasty) things
that are supposed to
REPRESENT our love?
why can’t we ACTUALLY love?
it’s distressing to me
that on valentine’s day,
the “most romantic” day of the year,
we treat love like
it is our representative government.
we send in other people to be our voice.
we send flowers and chocolates and
pre-written cards
instead of our real love,
however that is manifested.
I suppose it’s better than nothing.
I’ll be honest;
I really like receiving valentine’s
day surprises.
some people don’t love through actions
everyday.
and that’s okay.
valentine’s day provides them a space
so they can be
a romantic, if they want to be.
I’m trying to learn
that I’m emotionally exceptional
that most everyone isn’t like me
and that’s okay.
I’ll be honest;
I really like receiving valentine’s
day surprises.
some people don’t love through actions
everyday.
and that’s okay.
valentine’s day provides them a space
so they can be
a romantic, if they want to be.
I’m trying to learn
that I’m emotionally exceptional
that most everyone isn’t like me
and that’s okay.
that I’m just a little
too sensitive.
and that I’m
kind of a flake
and I’m kind of
selfish.
so,
that being said,
I still hope that my
true love stays away
for awhile
because I want to be
I still hope that my
true love stays away
for awhile
because I want to be
the best
I can for them.
and if I become
more
and more
like Jesus
everyday…
then whenever I meet them,
finally,
I will be that much
closer
to being better.
I will wait for you.
that wasn’t a poem, I just like the way
the text is centered under the picture
and playing with line breaks in prose
is really kinda fun when you can’t sleep
the text is centered under the picture
and playing with line breaks in prose
is really kinda fun when you can’t sleep
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I had read this post, I just hadn’t commented on it. I like the contradictions. Contradictions are at the soul of the nonfiction writer, no? You want to boycott the holiday, but you also want cute cupcakes.
You have nice bangs. They make me wanna bang ya.
Okay bye.
Heh, thanks. My bangs make me want to bang me too!
I love this! You know, you said it wasn’t poetry, but really if William Carlos Williams can pass “This is Just to Say” as a poem, then this totally counts as free verse!
I agree, Valentine’s Day shouldn’t be about buying people stuff. That’s why I’m not getting Sarah anything for Valentine’s Day. Ha, she would kill me.
No I wouldn’t. I think it’s a stupid holiday.
Brianna, I feel like I had a dream about you last night. Maybe I feel that way because Dr. Gorman and I talked about you on Thursday. He had just read an essay I’d written about Rod Parsley, and he said he liked the introduction of other characters, namely Brianna.
Don’t forget to submit to the ECC contest, Miss “on another level”!
I hate that they said that about my essay. I feel like it’s so untrue. Wes is just as competent as I am, just perhaps the subject matter in Greg and I’s essays is different.
I want to read that essay for similar reasons why you were so adamant about reading mine (or mine’s)!