Almost.

"Still wishing I could have him."

Oh, I was a little too close
For almost
Maybe just a mere
Inch away
From almost falling
I saw the edge
And I stood there waiting�"
Almost
Uncertain but--
Ready for the plunge
A little too rushed
Foolishly irrational
My belief---
In you

Our hands entwined
Intoxicating bliss
I swear,
Felt almost a little
Too good
Like the intangible dream
You cross your fingers for
Almost
Seduced me with
Those kisses that
Linger and tease
Every exhale 
On my anxious lips
Almost
Made me wish you were
Mine

Almost made me care
Enough
Bare my soul in all its
Vulnerability
Just to convince you
For one chance
To love me, too.
Eager heartstrings never longed
So fiercely
For your being
To my hope’s dismay
You and me are just words that don’t fit---
Together.

We’re separate, now
And
As if you never held me
You call me--
Just a friend
Days have passed
Silent treatment stains your lips
And I wonder if
Like was ever even there---
If we ever wanted
The same thing
Mutually-
It’s the almost that
Kills me.

 

Author's Note

Your opinions/thoughts? I'd love to know what you all think.

Reviews

[Kaleidoscope Apocalypse]

Almost..

I liked the repetition of that word. It brought a lot to the piece that it may not have held without that repetition.

You've not only shown a sense of pain, but also of longing for what wasn't to be. This piece holds a lot of reality, a lot of emotion that readers can relate to, and I think, for that, this piece is amazing.

I probably would have liked it more if there had been some sort of punctuation to help distinguish one thought from the next, but that may only be me.

Regardless, this was quite a nice write and I thank you for sharing it.

[Rain]

I like your style of writing. You don't clutter it with too many lines that could have multible meanings. You are very honest in your writing, and don't make the reader struggle to understand your feeling. Good choice of words...extremely important. Excellent. Rain..

[Kelsie :]]

wow. im at a stage in my life where im letting that one special guy go and EVERYTHING that ive been thinking in the last 2 ,3 hell 4 months you said in this poem.
i sincerly LOVE this poem.
:)