staring.

A poem about someone I know I'll never be able to have.

staring.

I stare at you in a way that’s too friendly,

in a way that makes my heart jump

and tickle.

You look right back in a way that’s just friendly enough

in a way that still makes my heart thump

and giggle.

I play it cool.

You’d never know

the feelings that I want to show.
I stare at you in a gaze

in a daze

Can you see?

And you return the favor

with dull brown eyes.
You don’t see.

But a heart does not surrender

and neither will my stare.

Reviews

[alec merdin]

very nice writing style and great job at expressing the feelings behind the words.

[wolfshrew]

This reminds me of the first moments of looking at someone you think you could possibly feel smitten with, its comforting to think of that sort of thing. You have a definite style to your writing, it makes me think of sugar and warm milk.

[atom]

I like this too, great flow and really like the way you edited it. Very relate-able too.