Save the Last Dance for Me
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you can do whatever you want
you can flirt with her
you can dance with her
but you will never know how I feel
or why I feel this way
partly because of the way you stare at exquisite paintings in museums
partly because my love for you makes me sick
partly because you make me grin so wide that it hurts
and I hate how it hurts
I hate that you don’t stare at me like the way you stare at those paintings
I hate how you don’t ask me to go on adventures with you to fulfill dreams
and most of all, I hate the feelings that I have for you
and it’s hard to believe that when i’m with you
the world still moves on
as solemn and terrible as the world is
i feel as if it doesn’t matter
and across the floor
light scatter the wood, scanning over you
with the many you have danced with
with the many you have been with
and somehow you still look beautiful
i look
and see a colorful page without words
a painting without faces—just blurs
a day without night—just light
a train without tracks—just dirt
and as if you were so heavenly you could walk on water
gallop through the seine on a horse
running to meet ends with no reason
so many risks you take
so many chances you take
but there is one thing you won’t do-
you won’t take a chance on me
please do me a favor tonight
with all your girls
with all your beauty
save the last dance for me
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Gena25
This is beautiful. I feel your pain and admiration and love all wrapped up into one in this poem. It's hard enough to find that special someone but it's even worse when they never notice.... never know.
sirene-belle
Wow. . . just wow, loved the emotion and I can totally relate as I believe almost everyone with a heart will be able to