Chatterbox: Pudding's Place

Poetry Thread Reboot!

I'm making a reboot Poetry Thread because the Regular Poetry Thread seems to have disappeared (which is, needless to say, disturbing) and also, no one seemed to be posting on it. And it contained a lot of poetry, so I think it's time for a new one!

I've written two poems, neither of them in my usual style. But here they are anyway.

i was the

girl

on the porch swing who

left footprints

in the

sidewalk and you were

that one boy

who didn't

want to play

with the

others.

we were in the

same class

in elementary school and

i think

we were friends

though we never quite

defined

our relationship.

i remember

your small, rough

hand

in mine

as we ran

across the playground

together.

we climbed

so many

trees

and

swung so

high

it

seems like it

was just

yesterday,

even though

it's been so many

years.

in

middle school

we were

still

friends

and in

language arts

class

you caught my

eye

and

smiled.

our friendship

stayed strong for

many years

until

you told me

that you were

moving

away.

at the

time, we

were both

sitting

in a cafe and

when

you told me,

you seemed

rather

embarrassed

so you

jumped up

and ran

outside.

i followed

you and

underneath

the neon

streetlights

i pleaded

for you to

stay.

but you

left

despite my

tears.

as i watched

you walk

down

the street

it felt

like

a hundred thousand

daggers

were stabbing me.

(i still

feel

them sometimes)

probably

you felt

my

pain

too, but

i've always been

a little

selfish

and at the moment

i didn't

really

care.

we all know

that forgiveness

comes with

a

price;

the only

question

is

how much

are you willing

to pay?

~~~

And this:

come for me, call for me

stumble through the

mist for me, reach for me

cry for me

try to find me, look for me,

strive for me

live for me, die for me.