Fine

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do you see yourself the way i do

i see a nervous little girl

giggles, you won't make eye contact

are you afraid of me

of what i'll think

i ask how you are

"fine" you say

but are things really fine with you

you call it the standard answer

but i don't pursue it

i have a feeling you wish i did

there's more going on

but you don't tell me

is it out of intimidation

i may be older

but friends are friends

do you think you're in love with me

your hands are shaking

stiffly you sit on the bed

choosing your words carefully

why don't you just open up

i make small talk

books, music

it's all superficial

i can't get you to talk as yourself

so i get up to leave

i see your hesitation

you've got words on the tip of your tongue

so just TALK

but you don't

so i go

because everything is fine.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Written from the perspective of someone I talked to not too long ago... I don't know what he was thinking, maybe this was it.

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perception's picture

HEy. Umm Could you do me a favour. read Finaly free OVER> because I made a mistake and only posted half the poem so I'm sorry- IT sucked. : ( . Anyways your poem- This is one of my favourites. Not as forcefuly passionate you know. like whith Hate/ But I love the mixture of emotions, It's like all the confusion but there;'s like this bit of need in there too and , it's just a jumble of everything. I like so much. It's great. Thankyou for righting this!

Lily Yuy's picture

That's a neat way to write, from someone else's perspective, wondering what you're thinking. Really creative :)