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I wrote this one night while I was trying to lie to myself. I tried to say that this person had meant nothing to me - a vain attempt to get over my broken heart.

We were actually perfect for each other, but I wanted nothing more than to mend my own heart in the quickest way possible. He was the first person I have ever loved and it hurt when I still loved him, but he no longer had the same feelings for me.

Deceiving Me

by Erin Howley

When I said I loved you,
It was a lie.
Lust is what
I felt inside.
I'm still wondering
what love is,
This couldn't have been it,
it wasn't all bliss.
We definitely wouldn't
be good together;
The two of us mixing
was like bad weather.
You were snow,
and I was the sun.
The task of staying together
could never be done.
If I say this over and over,
maybe I'll believe.
I'll get out of this okay,
if I can deceive me.

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Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)

Jadeline

I thought that poem was so good and it reminds me of a boy i once was in love with but i noticed we werent meant for ecahother! i love that poem so much! xoxox ~JADA~xoxox

andria

i know exactly what you mean! and how you feel. kinda like you just want to forget about everything hoping the pain will go away!

Alexis

Bravo Bravo. I like this so very much. Wonderful job.

shellie

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Marcus

that was real good

Samantha

I felt the same way and still do and i lived thiz poem and i def. love this poems!

Brittany

This is a very good poem. I liked it simply because I feel esactilly that way myself.

john

your poem TOUCHED me. it touched me so deep, deeper than any poem. your poem is thebest thing that happened to me in my life. il ove you. marry me. NOW

Maya

I know how u felt. But I am glad I went trough it. I felt so bad. But now I know that I can go on only with someone that really loves me and not by somone that helps me lie to myself. Nice job with the poem, I really liked it

lalala

loved it

Katelin

THIS POEM WAS THE BEST I HAVE EVER READ!

Bubzarina

This is a really good poem, I think we all try to decieve our true feelings especially about love. I can realte to this poem like I wrote it myself. Thank you for this poem!

Jacqy

This poem is extremly sad but true. this is what most girls do. Sometimes I wish that we could just give up in a relationship as easily as they can. But I honestly don't think it can be done with out us trying our best to keep what we believed was true Love. Love the poem. keep up the good work!

Allisson

i like the poem i thought it was special and rite to the point

tank

its a really good poem and i know how u feel

tank

this one touches me b/c i think it will happen in a few days to me :(

bob

very nice

meghan

this is the best poem ever read.

shawna

I really liked this poem a. lot because it reminded me of a boy that I think that I'm in love with, but sometimes I try to tell myself I'm not because all he does is hurt me, and I think this poem really expresses the way I feel! I think it is a terriffic poem! Keep up the good work!

Amy

This a tight poem! Its exactly how I feel about boy named Johnny.

Amanda

Wow, this is a great poem. So many of us dont want to feel this pain, so we deny it and lie to every1 including ourselves. You brought the feeling to life with your poem, thanx. You should be proud of yourself and your work. Keep it up. God Bless.

2way

this poem was said in a way that i could relate with if i were to scale this from 1-10 i would scale it with a 8

caitlin

Very good. It was touching. It really makes ya think. I have tried to decieve myself many times but honestly i don't think it can be done the heart is stronger than the brain in my personal opinion. Very good writing

Angel

This poem touches the feeling of love I have for a person who doesn't seem to feel the same way back. So I think this poem is one of the best I ever read before.

Amy

Hey i thought this was a pretty good poem keep up the good work and i just also wanted to let you know that this poem helped me get threw a relationship which i was sun and he was snow and it could never be so we split and this was exactly how i felt and thanks for that help amy

red

I really loved this poem. Its how i felt and still fell. thank u for showing me the way

Nick

This poem reminds me of what I once said to a guy that I said I love you too. It really brought a smile to my face

larissa

i give this poem a nine out of ten because i can relate to what the pot was talking about and i feel like its a really emotional poem that alot of people go through.

sara

I am so glad I read that poem. I used to lie to myself all the time. I told a boy I didn't love that I loved him, and the worst part was I believed it. After reading this poem, I now know that it was a lie. A way to get myself out of a situation I'm going through. pregnancy. Teen pregnancy. But now I know that the father of my future baby I do not love. I will be fine. At least I know the truth. And that, I believe, is always the first step. Thank you.

Lauren

GREAT poem. bravo. i know i would be the same way.

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