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Only once

Poetry

Blue lake is a fine arts camp with a decided lack of air conditioning, except for one room. That is where I found my first boyfriend. And this is about him and me...this is not a love poem, though.

Only once

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by FlickerLight

by FlickerLight

Just once did I accept

Just once

Only once

And the whole time I didn't care

I acted the part

And tried to be smart

But the whole time I didn't even care

We sat in the shadows

Of the coldest of rooms

And we watched some stupid cartoons

And we laughed when we should

And I hardly understood

Why the whole time I didn't even care

School brought us about

And I tried to act smart

But twice

Maybe thrice

I brought him about

We still wrote and still spoke

But still, I didn't really care

I told a friend of him

And spoke of his smile

His laugh

His arms

But the act was in vain

Time and time again

Because still, I hardly even cared

We drifted apart

That boy and I did

And I can't say that I'm disappointed

Because the whole time we were

I realized it right there

That the whole time I didn't even care

Believe me, I tried

But between he and I

There just was no reason to care.