This poem is about the interaction between two people, drawn to each other by some type of attraction. There is flirting, but the girl wonders if it is only superficial, or if there are truly deep feelings behind his flirting. She thinks about him constantly, but is saddened by the thought that perhaps he isn't driven with the same deep love that she is.
Maybe he is too young to understand or to feel as deeply as she does. She thinks about every little thing he has done to her, but realizes that he might not even think twice about them. Her spirits lift as she dwells on all the beauty he has given her, and accepts whatever he is offering, shallow or deep.
I feel so diffident in your presence,
Your confident playfulness drips all over me
You played with me like a little boy
Would play . . . You have spiraled my emotions
I sit here speechless . . . First you smelled my hair.
I looked at your little soft body
Your innocence concealed by others
But blaring loud in my ears as the
80's music further enticed my need for
summer love
Your weariness shows in your dark
Puppy eyes . . . your life, your experience
your hurt, carefully put away. I reach out to you
To embrace you, to let you know I care
More than anyone ever could. I touch your
soft skin. Our bodies fit perfectly as we embrace
Like two perfectly crafted puzzle pieces.
If only I could kiss you passionately,
Without hesitation. Without any of the thoughts
of entangled relationships.
Our hearts both contain so much complexity
Our pasts sickly warped . . .
But the noise of the silent summer
Molds our problems into one shared love. It seems that to you it
is all so superficial, and it saddens me to
know I love you from the deepest hole in my
Heart. You are beautiful, innocent, my little
Boy. We long to play, frolic, and never grow up.
Yet we are drawn together by our soft lips craving for
fulfillment. Longing to be held and loved . . . But do you
Really feel more, do you hold that capacity to love
As deeply as I do? . . . No you are just a little boy, but I am
Just as innocent, so maybe you do love me
As I love you. Your summer love. I crave your
Innocence. Your pillow lips still linger on my neck
You have made me feel so giggly and bubbly inside
Perhaps I don't have to grow up. Perhaps this hope
That you have given me can last a few months, or until
we see each other once again. I feel so happy, so passionate,
so optimistic. How could you do that to me? What
An incredible aura you give off. But perhaps I interpret your
Flirtatious gestures as more than they are. But you kept me to
yourself. You took authority and told the swarming boys
around me to leave me alone . . . For I belonged to you
That's what you said. Your little hand dangled in the air,
waiting for me to come to your side. Yes, you indicated
your need for me, but there is that chance that you
wish for something in the shallow waters. But whatever my contortions
of your feelings may be, you've allowed me to dream of love once again.
But the fear of hurt lies in the background, as I know
You aren't strong, confusion lurks in your soft eyes.
Despite your problems, I love you and you have made
me feel truly overwhelmed. Truly happy. Truly full of
Wholeness and love. Let's snuggle. Smile with me
Tickle me and make me
Giggle!
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This poem really touch me in so many ways I know just how you feel wanted something or someone but they wont let you have them. I was really ,but I really loved it
atisha
Hey i think your poem was marvellous Jamie. It indeed touched a chord in my heart. Also made me remind of my very own boy friend. You know wat. u shud consider urself lucky to have the ability to write down your feelings so very . well. so very wat?. so very well i can say. lol. keep it up.
Julia
I think people around the world should be able to do this more often to get in the hang of poetry. I think instead of having myspace and xanga and all of those other sites I think we should have poetry pages that people could do. That's all I have to say about the poem, like you said. EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
Brandi
This poem was the best i ever read. it touched my heart
kahdijah
that was awasome bey
Arun
luv this poem! its amazing. thanks
Joycelynn
that poem was so interresting to me it made me feel a lot of emotions and made me think a lot about what i been going though
shannon
10!10!10!10! it was great. just great! so beautiful i cried.
carissa
i thought this poem is very real, full of true emotions.
alexandra
wow. this is a lovely poem. it describes everything that me and someone else are going through. from the 80's music all the way down to the tickling part. i wish i was able to write a poem like that. if you dont mind i want to put this poem on my site later. it will have your name and you write it and you'll get full credit. i just want to put it on because it shows what im going through now
Meghan
I love this poem so much. About 3 days befour i read this poem,i saw the guy i liked a lot at one of my friend's party. i havent seen him like in 4 months and i forgot all about him but as soon as i saw him, all my feelings for him came back and he was flirting with me, you know had his hand around me the whole night and it had me wondering do i really love him and does he like me? He left me soo confused but deep down i know he likes me and still cares. i havent talk to him in like 3 months because i dont ever see him. so more special nights for me. But everytime i read this poem, i can just replay that one night with him. that one night when i felt turly happy. I can relate to every single word in this poem. this is why I LOVE THIS POEM
michael
it's alomost a flawles example of what some of us are going through. :) good job sweeti :)
Toni
I really enjoyed this poem. It was very touching and sad. This is actually almost exactly what happened between me and my ex. I loved him so much and I though he loved me back, he said he did but I didnt believe him. I'm still trying to figure out how he actually feels because I need some closure. The reason I broke up with him is because of my doubts. I now know that I am not the most unlucky person in this world that this happens to. I absolutely love this poem!
amelia
Playing around can be real fun you make the move and if he really cares for you he will respond ,but remember we are more mature than boys so dont feel to let down if he dose not respond quite the same have fun.
stephanie
this is a really good poem i like it i dont vote much only when im floored by a poem and this poem floored me ur very talented =)
Angel
That wuz a good poem i liked it alot it got 2 me LOL but yea L8 ppl
katrina
who i love this pome so much it's just tell's alot about me and how i feel about this boy i know and how he treats me. GREAT POME
Shakira
I can really relate to the poem and could fell the dept of the true confession of your emtions raging
sHaNNoN
I loved it SoOooo much! Words cannot describe what an awesome poet you are! The elegance in your work is just magnificent. I especially liked it when you said the fear of hurt always lies in the backround. your right it does. your poem was inspiring. your amazing. i love to write as well, so i can tell. you can go extremely far! xoxo
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