And When....

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And when he said my name it felt as if nothing was wrong,
When he said my name he made me feel like nothing in the world could harm me,
When he said my name I felt this peace that I've never felt before,
And when he said my name all of my troubles seemed to fade away,
When he said my name I could feel this tingling sensation in my heart,
When he said my name I could hear how much he loves me,
And when he said my name my stomach turned into a million butterflies,
When he said my name I fell in love with him a bit more each time,
When he said my name I knew we would last forever,
And when he said my name I thought it was right,
When he said my name all of my fears came true,
When he said my name the tingling sensation turned into a million little chainsaws cutting at my insides,
When he said my name I thought he loved me as much as when he said it,
And when he said my name everything that was just fine turned into something really wrong,
When he said my name the peace turned into the Revolutionary War all over again,
When he said my name I knew forever was frozen and left there not to start again.
And when he said my name I was in disillusion,
Now my name doesn't sound the same,
My name feels like a stranger's name,
And when he said my name the world spun,
The name that was given to me at birth feels like someone else's name,
Now all that remains are a million little questions,
And when he says my name,
The questions that pop in my head are,
Was it a joke?
Was it a bet?
Was it a lie?
Was it your head and not your heart?
Was it pressure that I put on you?
Was it pressure that you put on yourself?
Or did you really love me like you said my name.

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