I still have nothing to compare to your eyes
❤️
Why would I tell you I love you
when I could tell you the truth?
That I have wanted you more than anything;
that you were all I thought about for months.
I dreamed of you whether I was awake or asleep
I lived with your name on my lips ready to go;
I wrote it everywhere in every alphabet I learned.
I stared at blank pages for hours, looking for things
that could stand up to comparison with your eyes.
I saw people who looked like you everywhere
because your image overlaid my vision,
blurring all faces
a filter of you.
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TheSpinstress
I teach English, watch Bollywood, learn Hindi, herd cats, and don't buy new clothes. Follow me on the Spinstress for sarcasm and snacks; MovieJaadoo for Hindi film. :)
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Comments (18)
What a beautiful poem, filled with yearning and heartfelt feelings, desires and hopefully..returned in kind. Congrats.
I read this one second, but it fits either way, and the intense longing is easy to sense in this piece! I like the use of "filters" as a small nod to social media at the end, and how they see what they want to.
Great!!
Congratulations for top story best line I dreamed of u whether I awake or not
This was really well done The imagery is quite vivid https://vocal.media/fiction/the-enchanted-forest-s-echoes
I mean, "I love you" pales in comparison to this appreciation. I think I'd rather have your poem, especially if it was mutual. But if not - oh, the longing!
Blurring all faces a filter of you - there incredible descriptions in your poem. Well done and congratulations on TS.
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Incredibly beautiful poem 💌 "I dreamed of you whether I was awake or asleep." Had to be my favourite line! 💝
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Obsession,!
Newly subscribed! This piece won me over; congratulations on Top Story!
Very nicely written. Favorite line: "I dreamed of you whether I was awake or asleep"
Congrats on Top Story!!🥳🥳
What a beautiful obsession😊
Very good!
"I lived with your name on my lips ready to go; I wrote it everywhere in every alphabet I learned." I loved these lines the most because I remember feeling that same way. Beautiful poem!
So much ardent longing captured beautifully in this! The last few line of overlaid image and filter descriptions were stunning! Excellent poem, Spinstress!