It’s hard to tell.
Does she like me?
Or does she not?
Do I say hi?
Walk on by?
Is her mind full of me?
Like mine is of her?
Is that odd?
Is that mad?
Is love wild?
Is it sad?
Will we walk hand in hand?
Will we dig our toes in the sand?
I lay in bed
with sad song in my head.
A song of love and loss
fills my head
Is love best?
A cure?
A dire fate?
All day it fills my head:
Am I sane?
Or just in love?
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Matthew Fromm
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Beautiful poem. Questions a lot of us ask.
beautifully written
Oh boy, I've been there before! Your poem resonated so deeply with me! I loved it!
Ahhh, the many questions we ask ourselves. I like where you went with this. Great entry.
Can't say I haven't been here before! Wonderful take on such a relatable thing.
I'm sure all of us has these exact thoughts in our heads at some point in our lives. Great poem 👏🏽
Expresses the anxiety of a crush so well. ❤️