I would write you a love poem
if I could write love poems,
but I can't write love poems
so you don't get a love poem.
I would make you a valentine
if I could make valentines,
but I can't make valentines
so you don't get a valentine.
I would bake you a sponge cake
if I could bake sponge cake,
but I can't bake sponge cake
so you don't get a sponge cake.
So I'll write you a letter
detailing my feelings,
and I'll never send it
because I'm too scared.
And I'll make you a card
with a funny little caption,
and small, silly pictures
and laugh when you smile.
And I'll make you a smoothie,
a strawberry smoothie,
with far too much sugar
and grin as you drink.
I ask for no payment,
no great, heartfelt thank-yous,
I'll jump when I'm told to
and stay by your side.
Why? 'Cause I love you,
but I'll never be able
to replace your own lover
with stars in her eyes.
She'll write you a poem
and make you a valentine
and bake you a sponge cake,
because she is wise.
And I am just me,
with your strawberry smoothies
and secret love letters
and sweet, goofy cards.
I ask for no payment,
no great, heartfelt thank-yous,
I only request
that you smile
toward the skies.
Author notes
Yes, the end is too long, but I couldn't get rid of any of the verses. So you need to help me get it shorter.
Comments
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Oh, that is so sweet! I don't think you need to shorten it any; the length is good. I like how even though it is sad, it is happy, which doesn't sound right, but that is how it is.
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I love it! It's adorable Casey. It reminds me of Sixteen Candles kindof..... The boy with the perfect girlfriend and the not so perfect girl who loves him. And she's a red-head too! This poem made me smile. It's very good.
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i actually like it, i dont think it's too long at all. i really like the format, with the stanzas all the same number of lines, except the last one, and how they are similar but they evolve, if that makes any sense. i really like it.
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