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I would give everything and more not to look at you
So I wouldn't have to worry about what's right to do

But it seems you're my fatal attraction
Taken me over with overwhelming affection

Not gettin' what's keeping me from talking
Not sure why I prefer to be walking

Every night I am sittin' here
Convinced you're the one my dear

When actually I honestly have no idea who you are
But that's the point, I never had to think this far

It's all about these little things
They lift me up, they give me wings

Here I am deliberately runnin' the extra mile
The world would stop just 'cause you smile
Your name brings a hundred things to mind
But there's no verbal representation I can find

Catching so many girls who'd be lookin' at me
In a room where there's only one I'd like to see

Unknowingly you keep from a lot of fun
Yet my mistake for not getting it done

Will I only wonder about a life I almost had
Hopefully someday I'll find a better way instead
 

— Mike, May 31, 2010

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Breakinglogic

Breakinglogic

16 years ago

hello perception

Hey there :) just stopped by and read your write here, I much enjoyed it. best stanza I think: " Here I am deliberately runnin’ the extra mile The world would stop just ‘cause you smile Your name brings a hundred things to mind But there’s no verbal representation I can find " you had a good rhythm to your poem :) everything flowed nicely the theme was nice too. the last verse didn't rhyme quite as well as the others, but still worked. I like the way you write, keep it up :) peace and cheers, logic