missed opportunity 100
sometimes when i’m bored,
there’s a girl who makes me think
i wouldn’t be anymore
if only i extended
the slightest of gestures.
i could ask her name,
her favorite color, or something
- anything to break the ice;
but i’m married to the habit
of wanting, not getting.
doesn’t matter how accessible
her smile may seem, or her heart may be;
i always find a way to settle
for far, far less
- and yet so much more -
than i could ever get.
(brought to you by the words bored, habit and settle)
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Mmmmm....so true, and so powerful. Those lost opportunities. And the lines, "I'm married to the habit/of wanting, not getting" is giving me a chill.
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There's always a point before which I'm not sure I'll even feel like finishing a poem. Those two lines pretty much mark that point.
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I love this - sad, honest, clever
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well, at least partially honest ;)
I try not to be completely autobiographical online. One should never let reality get in the way of poetry.
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