Resting in her locker every Friday
Lies a fresh scarlet rose
Gently tied with a black ribbon
Attached to a unsigned note containing
A poem praising a different aspect of her
Each week such as her smile or her kindness
With lines like
"The sapphires that are her eyes
Astound me with their radiance"
It has become a routine of ours
I try to catch up to her as
Each Friday she rushes to her locker door
Scrambling with the combination in anticipation
And then beams with her beautiful smile
Of simple and pure happiness at what she sees
And relief that her admirer has not forgotten her
She looks around in hopes to catch a glimpse of him
Thinking that he perhaps still lingers by
Never knowing that he is standing beside her
She glows, shining with joy
As she reads the carefully scrawled poem
Ecstatic, she hands the note to me
Exclaiming how beautiful/sweet/wonderful it is
I pretend to read the words
I am all too familiar with and instead
Watch her face as she softly closes her angelic eyes
Indulging in the scent of her cherished rose
And I try to hide my secret smile.
She once again lists the names
Of all the possible candidates, wondering aloud
For the thousandth time who this
Mysterious, enigmatic man could possibly be
Which I respond to with a unknowing shrug
And she proceeds to ask me, her best friend,
To try to find a clue, some hint at his identity
I nod my head obediently
Still biding my time, looking for the perfect moment
Awaiting for the courage to finally tell her, reveal that
I am the man behind the rose
Author notes
option 1- love with best friend
A contest entry
- The Man Behind The Rose by Ink4Blood.
600 points, ended July 31, 2007, 17 entries
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Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Options!! 5 Options!! by PrincessOfLostHope.
500 points, ended August 15, 2007, 30 entries
Silver trophy winner
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1000 points, ended September 18, 2007, 25 entries
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575 points, ended March 17, 2008, 13 entries
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Wow. I mean, wow. This poem made my heart hurt. This is so beautiful and sweet and wistful. Thanks so much for your entry and best of luck.
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Loved it.
Very well written, it made me smile, which (excluding comedy), isn't the easiest thing to do. It really puts you in his shoes, and it almost made me want to be there! Great job. -
This is a great poem and I like the feel of it
makes me wish I had a secret admirer -
love it
awwww! so sweet, i love it -
Love it. Such a great poem. I really love this its beautiful. Good job. Thanks for the entry. You have been added to the finalists list. Congrats.
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I absolutely love it.
Thanks so very much.
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I read the preveiw for this poem, and I just had to read the rest. Beautiful! Hopefully someday he'll get the courage to talk to her.
I love it, and good luck in the contest!
Always,
Cassie
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