Boys Will Be Boys
Thankfully, Love Is Smarter
He pulled her hair, to show - he liked her.
(though his momma scolded, said it was rude)
He saved a seat; he'd not share with her.
(he'd laugh and give it to a dude)
When she would speak, he'd interrupt her.
(though secretly, he loved her voice)
then, out of no-where, her name, he whispered.
(as if he ever had a choice)
*
The game went on like this, through high school.
(she tried to avoid his childish ways)
She'd roll her eyes when he was near her.
(ignoring the stupid games he played)
He did his best to play it cool,
(she wished he knew how he made her feel)
If she spoke to him, his biggest fear.
(the tears in her eyes made it so real)
*
A few years passed, she'd moved away,
(couldn't get out fast enough)
to college, somewhere out East.
(finally escaped his foolish guff)
He sent her anonymous notes, each day,
(at last, someone saw her worth)
his longing for her, only increased.
(the most beautiful girl, there was, on earth)
*
He thought about all those days he wasted,
(she planned to meet her secret crush)
playing the kind of games, you play.
(the excitement made her face turn blush)
If he only could, he would have changed it,
(so glad she never gave up on love)
tell her the things he could not say.
(because of the things that boy had done)
*
Amazing how easily, we can miss the story,
so many twists and turns of fate.
But love grows despite of all our worries,
when we learn that there is no room for hate.
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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* Her name dripped from his lips, as if it were of his last breath. Shaking as each letter slipped, off his tongue, reaching for her ears, to rest. All he was, she owned it, held like a tissue in her hands. Everything he’d ever felt, circled round, at her command. A brush of hand was all that lingered, a memory of a kiss, that once, they shared. With his hands, her hair, he lightly fingered, the urge to hold her, more than he could bear.
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Comments (28)
This is simply incredible
Oh Kelli, this is so good and so true. I loved it. Congrats on Top Story.
This is so cool, the visible versus the invisible, I really really like this one!
Excellent read, Kelli. I loved the way it was constructed. And the message brought back memories of my own high school years. Thanks for sharing.
Love, so soft and gentle yet barrels past all our defences. Thank you for sharing your poem Kelli and congrats on the top story!
WOW! THIS IS CUTE AND EMOTIONAL AT THE SAME TIME, I LOVED READING IT!
Nice story👍🏻
I never understood why people would pick on their crushes. It always baffled me. Like, why not just be straight forward? Reason for me is that it's difficult to romanticize negative emotions let alone interactions, even though a lot of times they tend to get eroticized. It's like people don't know how not to either be completely rude to a love interest or they don't know how to not put their love interest on a pedestal. Sure, the male character in this may be able to do a 180 with his actions by being true to his emotions about how he feels about her, in wanting her attention, but she never deserved such harshness in the first place. Emotions are fickle things, but not as fickle as the people they originate from. It wouldn't surprise me if she held out for someone else that loved her openly like how he did secretly.
Very interesting and unique poem, I love how you structured it, congrats on the top story too!
Wow, this is fantastically written. Those italicized verses really made it, for me; such a romantic look at young boys and girls, the maturity gaps, the way they can circle back to each other as the perfect complement. Lovely lovely writing! Well deserved Top Story, Kelli! Thank you for sharing this. My heart is aglow. ❤️
Excellent points of view with real details and emotions
Very good with the alternating point of views!
Awesome ✨ Congratulations on your Top Story🎉😉💥
I love it so much keep going
I liked the double poem so much! So clever 💕
I love this poem. The story of a boy liking a girl throughout their school years was great, especially the twist in the end. (I won't give it away- read the poem.) I also really like the use of the parentheses to differentiate between the multiple viewpoints.
I love how the lines that you think are more internal dialogue are so profound and are lovely rhyming poem of the introspective mind. I read your poem three times to make sure I read it hopefully all the ways possible. All the lines at once. Then just the parentheses. Then the straight lines. Congratulations on Top Story!
Why did I not comment on this earlier? Maybe because I instinctively knew I'd be seeing it as a Top Story! Congratulations, Kelli!
I loved this! Especially the way you constructed it with the parentheses. Making for two different storylines almost to pay attention to. You did an excellent job with this and congrats on the top story! Definitely deserving.
Yay. Congrats on the TS, my friend.
Ah the mistakes we make Thanks for this poem :) My heartstrings needed some tugging on today ❤️
Oh yay, well done Kelli Kel on Top Storidom!
You sure did pull at the heartstrings of first love with this one. Good work.
I love this, relate to this, am moved by this, the flowing back & forth between contrasting lines, her thoughts & his--that dance we play with one another, playing the farce while hoping for the tango.
The last two lines are my favourite! Such a wonderful poem!