Learning to love

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 14:12 -- BecKa

I see people walking all over this town
They aren't glum, they aren't feeling down
They have this glow about them something brand new
They are in love, they aren't feeling blue
As I watch them together I feel a familiar ache
Why can't I be them ? Why can't I feel that way ?
It seems like maybe there is something wrong with me
Or perhaps there is no one good enough - maybe I can't see
They walk along this couple hand in hand
They are so in love, it shows off to the land
They respect each other, they want love
I want something like that to reach for to get above my own self
Instead I am watching - like always watching other people falling in love
Perhaps this is the way it is supposed to be - well maybe I am tired of waiting
Maybe I don't want to be alone so often is that so hard to ask?
No one ever answers so I drown myself with the help of a flask
I really should stop and think
But everyone else sees in pink
They don't understand why I want to be like them
Why would I not want to be? Out of a scale they are a ten
Here I am waiting and waiting and nothing ever comes of it
Maybe I am done waiting , maybe I don't want to sit
So I grab some clothes money and go to a club
It isn't much, they have some really good grub
So I am eating alone in a table meant for two
Feeling sorry for myself, feeling so blue
The couple I saw aren't together tonight
They aren't happy they have had a fight
I hope it ends well because they looked so right
Stand up for what you believe in - don't give up the fight
I understand now what I didn't before
To have love I must first love myself in order to grow
I am much happier now that I have that down
And you know - just because you don't have someone to hold
Doesn't mean you aren't love
If you love yourself - you will know and the rest - well the rest will follow

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