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one-sided conversation

these things
all these things I'm too weak to change
I don't dare
to speak my mind

every time I talked to her
I regret not actually saying anything
I regret just listening
and smiling at her
I regret it every single time
every single damn time I feel like an idiot

a sheep I am
    I follow
          - sometimes without thinking

I don't answer back
when I'm told things
which I know are wrong

I know I can't rest
until I finally tell her

    maybe this Saturday

          ... but will I have the courage?

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  • reveller silver member
    September 7

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    lovely

    I really liked this and when I finished reading it - I read the readers comments below. to be honest - I had not realized that it was about telling your friend about Christ - so I read it again through different eyes. A lovely thoughtful poem.

  • Juno101
    September 6
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    interesting and mysterious.


  • TheCSIgurl
    September 5

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    Beautiful poem, and a little sobering. May I ask, is this poem about telling your friend about Christ? I was just curious, having read your profile.

    Critique time. Punctuation? I'm not seeing any. I'm not 100% sure on whether you actually need it, but you are expressing complete thoughts here, so it certainly wouldn't hurt. Maybe it would just neaten it up a little, anyway.

    Great job, overall, though!


    • LittleAnn
      September 6
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      Yes, you are right. It is about telling her about Christ. Funny thing though is that she's one of my teachers... Great thing is I did manage to talk to her on Saturday... for more than two hours And today, church was like the perfect answer to my prayers as we read a few Bible verses that express exactly what we were talking about yesterday... I can't wait to resume the conversation with her tomorrow!

      Thanks for commenting, maybe you're right about the punctuation, I'll give it a thought. I hardly ever use any but maybe I should...

      Thanks again, and GBY
      Annie


  • tawk gold member
    September 4

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    Hi my sweet daugher sorry you are going through such pain. It can be so hard to hold things in and not speak our minds, and can be such a hard decision to make whether or not to let this person know how we really feel. I will be praying for you and for the courage to make this very hard decision. Love you have a great weekend,

    love,
    mom

    • LittleAnn
      September 4
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      Thank you, mommy, for your loving words
      And thank you for praying, I appreciate that a lot!
      I really don't want to hurt this person's feelings because she is one of the few people over here who genuinely care... But I feel like there are a few things I can't leave unsaid...

      Hope you have a great weekend, too!
      Annie

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