To: The Guy & The Girl Who Shall Not Be Named
i hate romance
because of glances they exchange in class each day
i hate romance
because of the flowers displayed on valentine's day
i hate romance
because of the books i read
oh, the books i read
where he memorizes her laugh
he seals all their kisses in a jar in the back of his mind
he wants to know her not until death but even after that
he promises, in their next life, he'll find her again
i hate romance
because of the high standards i set
the unrealistic expectations in my head
she sneaks out just to see him
he spends his last penny to put a rock on her hand
she helps him escape his psychotic uncle
he takes a knife to the neck of the guy who abused her the night before-
maybe im the problem
im the problem
im the unknown variable in every math question
im the unknown variable but im not "x"
im not an (e)x
and i dont know y
i dont know why this happened for a second time
i thought i outran them
i thought i left them behind
but they found me again
they hid their faces this time
their intentions impossible to determine
i trusted them
why did i trust again?
but who can i trust?
if i cant trust anyone
it's a lonely world
a world where people take what they want
a world where you're supposed to forgive and forget
a world where you're supposed to move on like nothing happened
im done!
ill hug you and say i forgive you
but i wont forget
i wont forget his necklace around your neck
or his ring on your finger
i wont forget his hoodie in your backpack
ha!
you think i didnt notice?
i noticed the glances you two exchanged in class each day
i noticed the flowers he gave you on valentines day
i noticed.
but you didnt notice me
and now
i hate romance
because of you
YOU ARE READING
Paper Airplanes
PoetryPaper Airplanes is a poetry book dedicated to all the friends I have left behind -- even the ones I no longer get along with. As I graduate high school in less than a month, I've written so many poems and I know I'm not the only teenage girl going t...
