Unrequited
For Jason Webber
Somehow I know you're there before I even see you enter from underneath these long annoying bangs
But as I look up from my book
There you are
Like some wonderful dream that is barely touching
The fragments of my reality
Your hair, coarse & dark sticks out wildly at all angles
How I would love to run my hand through it & try in vain to
Flatten it out
& your glasses slide gently off your nose & reflect the light from the ceiling like moons & illuminate those hazel eyes that haunt my dreams at night
I dart behind a bookshelf so I can see you clearly
Books have always brought me safety & save me now
for they hide my unworthy form from your eyes
Fascinated I watch you move
The perfect mixture of awkwardness & grace and it seems your limbs have grown before the rest of you
Suddenly the safety shatters
Because you can see me
Your eyes meet mine & I dare to hope
This is it
This glance between us will begin it all
“Hello” you say your high pitched voice so soft only the final syllable can reach my open ear
“‘Lo”
My reply is reduced to a puff of air between my lips & you leave me
Standing, descending into the darkness of not being near you
I contemplate the one thing you have said
“‘Lo”
Low
Yes it’s fitting
Because I feel so low without you
Author notes
Written July 21st, 2004
A contest entry
- Uh I Love You..And Its Worth 500 Points by AVoiceWithin.
500 points, ended September 10, 2004, 84 entries
Gold trophy winner
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Aww! That's sad.
Excellent poem though! 
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I really enjoyed reading this poem... I liked the beginning... The beginning really starts off the poem well... Thank you for entering my contest and good luck!
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this was very good nice job!
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I liked the style on this, very unique. I liked the details, really let me see what you saw. Great job
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Wow. I like this poem its really good. I love the descriptions that you used especially: "& your glasses slide gently off your nose & reflect the light from the ceiling like moons & illuminate those hazel eyes that haunt my dreams at night"
Great job! Keep up the good work!
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great
Excellent job! I loved this one! And pretty good imagry. I loved it!!! Keep writing and thanks for sharing!
Love
Amelia
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Great picture!!! My visually inclined mind is happy now. Thanks!!
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What an excellent poem. I think every person on the planet has been in your shoes at one time or another. Brought a smile to my face thinking about it.
Queen
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Wow, you write very well. I love how you intergrated his "Hello" into your poem, and the imagery when you are looking at him is excellent. Keep the ink flowing.
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