It started out so simple and so nice,
I didn't heed my other friends' advice.
Our friendship couldn't possibly go wrong;
I guess that I was in love all along.
At times I wondered if you felt the same,
But I was just too scared to play that game.
I felt the need to let it out somehow--
Through poetry was all I could allow.
You read some once and then you promised me--
I guess you only meant to a degree--
"I will be there to catch you when you fall."
It seems you didn't mean those words at all.
My heart was so dependent on you then.
I wish we had what I think could have been;
You liked me, but was that all that you felt?
When our eyes met, did you not see me melt?
I felt so safe when I was in your arms,
But you were no protection from these harms;
You broke my heart and didn't bat an eye,
But it's a promise--I still haven't cried.
Of all my friends, I thought you'd be the one
Who wouldn't leave me like the rest had done,
But silly me, I trusted you too much,
And now I say, "My heart you'll never touch."
I guess you never loved me the same way
That I still love you each and every day.
I've tried to fool myself, but I just fail;
My heart's still holding on, to no avail.
I hope you know that I still dream of you:
My old best friend, the one I thought was true.
Maybe someday this agony will stop,
But now my love for you comes out on top.
Sometimes I feel the urge to hold your hand
Just like before, but you won't understand.
I'm too far gone, and you don't even care;
One glance at you will turn into a stare.
I know another friend cannot replace
My best friend's laugh, the smile on your face.
It really doesn't pay to dwell on things--
Those memories that slice your heart to strings.
My hope is that you'll always be the boy
Who seemed to think I was fun to annoy.
You made me fall in love, oh! such a crime
As well as broke my heart for the first time.
It's hard to think that this is all too real,
And you have no idea how I must feel.
I'd rather hug than hurt you any day
And kiss you if I thought it'd make you stay.
Yet all I want for you is happiness.
I pray for you and hope your path is blessed.
The pain I feel means nothing when compared
To the love I feel, the moments that we shared.
Best friend, I fear I cannot bid farewell,
For always on you my mind needs to dwell.
You've made your mark, one I cannot erase...
So in my heart, you'll always have a place.
Author notes
"This contest rocks"
A contest entry
- Love Poems by LissaRox.
550 points, ended March 18, 2008, 46 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - I Fell In Love With My Best Friend by EmilyNicole.
600 points, ended March 27, 2008, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Hopelessly In Love by BAMFNx3.
500 points, ended March 20, 2008, 10 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - *...>Inlove With My Best Friend by Lislaine.
450 points, ended September 2, 2008, 30 entries
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Loved it
I felt that I could relate so much to this poem, at almost every stanza I was saying, "yes, yes," to myself. The rhymes do not make it sound cheesy as it might have for some other poems. Good luck in the contest!
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Beautiful. A lovely poem. Honestly, it's so vivid and tangible.
Good luck!
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OMG your poem is one of not many poems that I can relate to!! WOW soo amazing!
When our eyes met, did you once see me melt? << I love this phrase so badly!!
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Amazing
I have to say that I'm a guy, and you came close to making me cry. I entered the best friend contest too, and I have to say that yours is so, so much better than mine. I can relate to yours, and I loved it. Great job, really.
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Wow... I thank you for the compliments. I'm sorry that I nearly made you cry, but I'm glad that the emotion was conveyed that well. Good luck to both of us!
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This was beautiful. I could connect to it on so many levels. Excellent job. Thanks for entering and good luck.
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awwww
This was so sad to me, I know how this feels and I really enjoyed this poem! Thanks so much for entering my contest and good luck!! -
This poem is very touching to me. I have felt this way before with a friend, and I really liked this poem. Well done!
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