“Kiss me.”
“We’ve gone over this before, I don’t love you.”
I started to cry, and you tried to stop me. I ripped my arm from your grasp and ran home. I ran straight to my room, grabbed a pencil and notebook. I locked my door and turned my stereo on max volume. I was so upset. I sat down at my desk and started to write. I got stumped after one poem.
I sat there thinking of ideas. I was racking my brain to find words to describe how I feel about you. I wrote about sixty half-done poems when I finally dropped my pencil and put my head in my hands. I thought aloud “I can’t find any words to describe the warm feeling I get inside of me when you’re near, the memories we’ve shared, the hugs, the comforting, everything! I love you! Ughh, why can’t I write a decent poem?!” I picked up my pencil and scribbled some words and then decided they were horrible. I tossed the crumpled paper behind me into the trash can. I was so upset I didn’t realize that the paper never made the usual “swish” into the trash. I didn’t hear you sneak up behind me, and I didn’t notice you were reading my poems, spread out around me, over my shoulder. I felt your breath on my neck but it didn’t register in my mind that you were there. I only smiled and continued to write:
There are no words to say
How I feel about you
Please just stay
I need you
I wish I could
Explain this
I know I should
All I want is a kiss
I need to know
You’ll be there
You can show
That you care
Baby, I care
I can show
That I’ll be there
I hope you know
You’re my everything
I’ll do my part
Give me something
You’ll get my heart.
I started to crumble it up when all of a sudden strong arms were around me and stopped me. I turned around and you were there. I saw tears fall down your face. I said “I know it’s horrible. I’m sorry; I didn’t know you were there.” He said “Are you kidding me? That was beautiful. Don’t ruin it!” I was stunned. “What do you mean? You’re my best friend; I thought you’d be horrified!” He said “Don’t be silly. I’ve loved you since I was seven!”
I sat there with my mouth wide open. I was astonished. My best friend since fourth grade just told me he felt the same way I did; he loved me! He pulled me away from my desk and onto my bed. He looked at me and asked “baby, are you okay?” I said “I’m…I’m just...shocked. You’ve always denied it when I asked. You had me in tears every night!” He said “I’m sorry. I couldn’t admit that I loved you, I was scared you wouldn’t feel the same. Let me make it up to you.”
He held me tight in his arms the entire night. I was almost asleep and said “Give me a kiss.” This time I was crying tears of joy. I finally had you.
“We’ve gone over this before, I don’t love you.”
I started to cry, and you tried to stop me. I ripped my arm from your grasp and ran home. I ran straight to my room, grabbed a pencil and notebook. I locked my door and turned my stereo on max volume. I was so upset. I sat down at my desk and started to write. I got stumped after one poem.
I sat there thinking of ideas. I was racking my brain to find words to describe how I feel about you. I wrote about sixty half-done poems when I finally dropped my pencil and put my head in my hands. I thought aloud “I can’t find any words to describe the warm feeling I get inside of me when you’re near, the memories we’ve shared, the hugs, the comforting, everything! I love you! Ughh, why can’t I write a decent poem?!” I picked up my pencil and scribbled some words and then decided they were horrible. I tossed the crumpled paper behind me into the trash can. I was so upset I didn’t realize that the paper never made the usual “swish” into the trash. I didn’t hear you sneak up behind me, and I didn’t notice you were reading my poems, spread out around me, over my shoulder. I felt your breath on my neck but it didn’t register in my mind that you were there. I only smiled and continued to write:
There are no words to say
How I feel about you
Please just stay
I need you
I wish I could
Explain this
I know I should
All I want is a kiss
I need to know
You’ll be there
You can show
That you care
Baby, I care
I can show
That I’ll be there
I hope you know
You’re my everything
I’ll do my part
Give me something
You’ll get my heart.
I started to crumble it up when all of a sudden strong arms were around me and stopped me. I turned around and you were there. I saw tears fall down your face. I said “I know it’s horrible. I’m sorry; I didn’t know you were there.” He said “Are you kidding me? That was beautiful. Don’t ruin it!” I was stunned. “What do you mean? You’re my best friend; I thought you’d be horrified!” He said “Don’t be silly. I’ve loved you since I was seven!”
I sat there with my mouth wide open. I was astonished. My best friend since fourth grade just told me he felt the same way I did; he loved me! He pulled me away from my desk and onto my bed. He looked at me and asked “baby, are you okay?” I said “I’m…I’m just...shocked. You’ve always denied it when I asked. You had me in tears every night!” He said “I’m sorry. I couldn’t admit that I loved you, I was scared you wouldn’t feel the same. Let me make it up to you.”
He held me tight in his arms the entire night. I was almost asleep and said “Give me a kiss.” This time I was crying tears of joy. I finally had you.
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