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I wrote this for a friend. I call him friend but I do wish it was more. We find excuses to see one another or to talk to each other. I believe we both know there is more to it than that, but to say so would ruin it all. It seems such a shame that the world is so full of hurt and pain that we tend to avoid relationships altogether. We only dream of what could be if we were to find that "right" person. The fear is the enemy here. We may in fact meet this "right" person, but let them slip out of our lives without ever knowing what could have been. Love Poems
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Just Friends
by Diane Blue
We enjoy each others company
but for the most part, we avoid it.
We pretend there is nothing there.
We're just friends.
Every time we meet, it's awkward at first.
We check our guard and put up the walls.
We're just friends that's all.
We call each other on the phone,
and always have a good excuse for doing so.
Do friends need an excuse?
You remind me that "We must be careful",
"We can't go there", you say.
The rules have been set,
and we live by them.

We sit and talk for hours,
two sets of blue eyes interlocked
and neither turns away.
I hang on your every word.
Your simple presence in a room,
gives my life a purpose.
Add your voice and a smile,
and I melt away.
The thought of you touching me
makes my body scream out with yearning.
But we're just friends, right?
Why do I feel it's more?
Are we in self-inflicted denial?
Our past hurts have made us so afraid,
We'd rather be lonely than to take that chance again.

I wish I could tell you how I really feel inside.
That I'd be willing to take that chance
To be more than just your friend.
I know you sense this, as I do,
but it's easier to pretend.
Saying it would make it real
and you'd run away and hide from me.

So I'll try and keep the flood gates closed
and be content that you let me be,
Just your friend.

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Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
Vicky
this poem is so true love an friendship are complexed things
Jerry
This poem was amazing. it really did touch the bottom of my heart. This poem is soo true if only people knew.
clair
i luv dis poem i can reali relate 2 it rite now. its lyk everyfing i feel put in2 a poem except i dnt kno if dey feel the same - everyfing else is exactly the same
vickie
This poem was amazing and to find it when im about to lose the best friend in my life meant so much to me congrats on being such an amazing poet!
Mike
This sums up exactly how i feel about a dear friend
juleus
this poem is awsome. i think im in the same situation with someone else
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