“I didn't know” was all she said
I didn't understand and my mind
screamed silently with anger
and disbelief at this impossibility.
“Men are dumb” she had said too
many time and we laughed at our
inside joke complacent in our
shared humor and experiences.
“I love you” she had said so many
times before, over the phone, in times
of trouble as I held her hand, wary as
her obnoxious date scowled at me.
“Good-bye” she said easliy confident
that I would have her back through thick
and think, pain and sorrow, life, liberty,
and the pursuit of her happiness.
“I didn't know.” she said, wide eyes
giving truth to this abnormal lack of
insight, and I could do no more than
wonder at what I had been for so long.
“Men are Dumb” I had said, a silent
entreaty to her to understand that
we need clues to what is churning
inside even as I laughed with her.
“I love you.” I said so many times, not
echoing her for convience or politeness,
but because I meant it, even as the parade
of worthless men passed with time.
“Good-bye” I said, meaning it even as she
assumed I'd be back to be her best friend,
not knowing I understood what had really
happened between us and what I let go.
Author notes
Written September 5th, 2005
A contest entry
- Missing you by Frozentearz.
300 points, ended September 10, 2005, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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I love the conversation taking place in this poem! A well written peice. Thank you for sharing this with us and good luck to you in the contest!
~Frog~
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I am glad you enjoyed the poem. Thank you for allowing me to enter your contest.
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Iloved how you put quotations around each word
driving the message of each stanza home
wonderful job of convey your message of what you
miss and why thank you for entering this contest
good luck
Tears
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