Tomorrow

Conversational poem

Note: Red is the girl, and Blue is the boy speaking.


Why can't you just see me?
I'm nearer than you think,
I'm staring at my feet
To avoid your piercing gaze.


Why won't you look at me?
I see you in a crowd,
Their voices continually loud,
But my heart's fixed on your name.


Can't you see I'm breaking?
You terrify my eyes,
They torment me at night
When you're much far gone.


You have no idea.
You think you know it all,
Isn't that why you built these walls
That keep me from coming in?


Why can't you just understand?
You think you got it right,
Just go before I start a fight,
'Cause you can't win this time.


Why can't you believe me?
I can't express my heart,
But I was lovestruck from the start,
and I'll never let you go.
Did you hear me? I'll never let you go.


But can't you just forget me?
I know you'll just move on.
They're always quickly gone
When they see who I really am.


No, I can't just forget you.
Did you not hear what I said?
I could walk away, but I choose you instead.
Get it through your forsaken head.


What is it you can't forget?
I'm not intriguing, nor sufficient.
This is all nothing but coincidence,
and soon the door will be your friend.


If I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
Stop changing the subject here,
I'm not leaving, get over your fear.
You make me be a better person.
And the way you fight for life,
And the way you talk with your eyes,
And the way you smile at night,
Shall I go on?
I'll never be gone.


Oh, don't act like I'm the wrong one.
You know your mind can't help but wonder.
Bring on the rain, bring on the thunder.
These feelings couldn't stop if I tried.
It's the way you say my name,
And the way you play your games,
And the way you can't be tamed.
You run free.
But don't run to me.


So what if I do?
Why can't you just trust me?
Forget about their judgments,
What do you want with me?


I can't tell you how I feel.
My walls can't rebuild once knocked down,
And it causes too much sound,
I can't put you through this mess.


Don't you get it
I don't care what they say.
They don't like it? They don't have to stay.
But I'm staying, and won't let you go.
I'm not taking your answer, "No."
Do you want me to leave you alone?
I didn't think so.


Promise me you won't leave.
I can't take broken vows
And empty statements you won't keep.


We'll just have to see, won't we?
I can't say forever,
For forever may last only tomorrow.
But I can promise you one thing.


What's that?


If forever means one more day,
I can't wait until tomorrow.

Author's Note

The last line is confusing, cause it kinda sounds likes he's saying i can't wait for forever to end with you. But he's actually if forever means tomorrow, I can't wait, because no matter how long we have together, it's good enough for me.

Reviews

[Gone]

I like the way you wrote this as a conversation. The text makes the genders obvious to the reader and if you fogive me a little verse of my own

The pain of past rejection
Leads her to projection
so she reighned in her affection

He fights for her affection
Past all of that rejection
And works for her protection

A conversation, a story and a poem. WOW

[Undying Glory]

nice work, i sure enjoyed this poem, this sure was unique! i love that whole conversation theme of this poem and now you've explained that last line, that one was very meaningful! good job!

[Caitlynxoxo]

i really liked this, because of how you formatted into a sort of subconscious conversation between the boy and the girl :D I absolutely loved these lines:

"But I'm staying, and won't let you go.
I'm not taking your answer, "No." "

xoxo Caitlyn xoxo

[GreenSkeleton16]

Did you not hear what I said?
I could walk away, but I choose you instead. --- :) LOVE IT. and i understood the last line what u meant before i read ur authors note.. :)
i liked the poem.