The Girl Next Door

I don't even know how to begin to describe this piece.

I wont say I love you that would be a lie, but the truth is, I like you.
Not as Romeo likes Juliet, or how Heathcliff likes Catherine, 

Not in a sense that makes my heart all fussy inside, 

But rather in a way that makes me wish you were the girl I grew up with. 

The girl next door.

You are the girl I would have known my entire life.
The girl who would find comfort in my open arms, on a rainy day.
You are the intelligent, sweet and beautiful girl, 

The one every guy dreams about.
But in my reality, you seem so distant, like a faraway dream, 

And I am the idiot still stuck in the middle of our conversation, hoping you will return one day.

Some days I even find myself stealing glances at the spot we first met, 

Secretly hoping, wishing and waiting for you. 

The girl next door to my heart.

You never did return though, 

You only stayed for a brief moment, 

Like the girls before you, 

But thats what I get for being the guy, who lives next door to a freaking hotel.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A nice ending to a very good poem. I like how you led the reader through a love that was short and sweet. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[y&r]

That's so sweet! The girl next door. That's surely what every girl would wish people would want her to be. instead of some impossibly perfect girl.

[Priscilla Moore]

Great write and I love the twist at the end!

[JustJasmine]

haha i wasn't expecting the ending. cute!

[Craig Froman]

There was such a deep sense of desire here... wanting to move from familiar and friendly to something more richly woven... and then what seemed real, turned into a trick of the mind... and you turn all things around within and without. Brilliant.

[Enigmatic Soul]

Haha. Wow. Loved this piece! :D