You don't love
me
for who I
am,
but for the
person
I pretend to
be.

I'm painting my lips
with Mom's light pink lip gloss so
I'll look just like her.

I want to
tell
my best friend  
one
funny joke that
will
have him laughing
again
because lately he
seems
so down to
me.

I got a phone call
from my future employer
the job might be mine.

I love
her
from a
distance
but because
of
that she
never
feels far
away.

You've been
away
for so
long
that I forgot
what it feels
like to
live
with someone who
loves me.

People walk
in
and out
of
my life
like
it's some
kind
of revolving
door.

There is a playground across the street.
Children play there,
I was once like them.
If only I could go back to those days.
I've spent so much time wishing my life away
that now I desperately cling to it.
To be like a child with innocence and potential.
When nothing matters except having fun,
I miss this dearly.
Does anyone have a time machine I can borrow?

I wanted nothing
but
to be reunited
with
an old friend
instead
she treated me
like
I was a
stranger.

The same girl
who
wouldn’t give me
the
time of day
now
says hello to
me
every morning at
work.

You're the only person
who
I can share my
innermost
secrets with, please promise
me
that you won't tell
anyone
what I've confessed to
you.

My friend
didn't
say a
word
when she
skipped
town without
me,
because she
knew
that I
would've
came with
her.

I saw him
in
my dream last
night,
and I wonder
if
Michael sees me
too
after he falls
asleep?

I can't afford to
pay
the rent for this
month
because I wasted my
money
buying things I didn't
need.

You cooked our
breakfast
Sunday morning after
church,
I savored every
bite
because it's the
last
meal we'll share
together.

The first things I'll
do
once I've saved some
money
is by my first
car
and drive to your
house.

Angie could've loved me
if I gave her the chance, but
now I'll never know.

For the first
time
he said to
me
"I love you
Aaron."
and I replied
saying,
"I love you
too."

The maintenance
man
is always
giving
me tools
to
help with
my
job at
work.

I want to
ask
him on a
date,
but he's much
more
experienced than I
am;
it feels nerve-
wracking.

When did she
become
just another girl
who
I used to
know?

I checked
on
your cat
while
you were
away,
because I
didn't
want you
to
worry about
her.

Sophie told
me
to text
her
if I
feel
lonely ever
again
and she
promised
to answer
back.

She’s like a beam
of silver moonlight over
my cloudy night sky.

I lost my
temper
on a random
person
who didn’t deserve
it;

for that I’m
sorry.

I'm a hedgehog
who
can't nestle for
warmth
because of the
sharp
quills on my
spine.

Thought I
could
make this
long
distance relationship
work,
but every
day
the miles
between
us, stretch
farther
and farther
apart.

Mother helped
me
clean my
apartment
now it's
back
in pristine
condition
all because
of
her woman's
touch.

If I can
reach
just one person
with
the words I
write,
and let them
know
that they're not
alone;

then I've done
the
job of a
poet.

After this
stimulus
check is
deposited
into my
savings
account then
I'll
payback all
of
the money
that
I owe
to
my grandma
because
she deserves
it.

After a hard week
all
I want to do
is
hide from the world
like
a turtle in its
shell.

At work I'm
surrounded
by all these
women,
and after a
while
they start to
feel
like my own
sisters.

I need to
learn
how to not
take
every little thing
that
comes my way
seriously
all of the
time.

I was so
glad
to see you
walk
through the door
because
while you were
away
I felt utterly
alone.

I feel like
locking
myself in my
apartment,
and not coming
out
till the rain
stops.

She can
gaze
into my
eyes
and see
pain
that lingers
there.

Please don’t let me
go
back to this apartment,
because
its no longer the
place
that I call my
home.

He said that hearing
my voice during our phone call
sounded so good to him.

When I come
home
I always see
you
on the window
sill
waiting for me
to
walk in the
door.

I look up to
you
like you're my North
Star
that hangs in black
sky;
guiding my walk home
tonight.

I waved at
Angie
across the parking
lot
but she just
kept
walking the opposite
direction;
I'm dead to
her.

You’re the
person
I can
text
late at
night
when everyone
else
has fallen
asleep.

As we walked
in
the summer rain,
you
lead me back
to
a dry place
again.

At least once a
day
I try talking to
you
we don't say much
but,
it's our little talks
that
get us through our
shifts.

Lying down with
you
on our couch,
blissfully
letting the afternoon
pass.

I'm stuck
inside
of my
mind,
and I've
started
thinking in
circles.

I'm flattered that
you
remember who I
am
after all this
time
that we spent
apart.

Though the winter
winds
may chill my
bones,
the thought of
you
always keeps me
warm.

You took me
aside
when everyone else
was
getting on my
nerves,
and I calmed
down.

I met a pretty
girl
out by the mailboxes
yesterday
and right away I
knew
she's such a kind
person.