Flickering Lights

When I see you

Do you see me?

Walking down the hallways,

dimly lit by flickering light.

Do you see the way my eyes

scan your face for a sign,

any sign, saying you gaze back?

Do you feel electricity

doing jumping-jacks with your nerves

when you see me there, in the hallways?

Cause I do. It controls me.

Compells me. Makes me go insane.

The face I see everyday

lingers further at night.

Even in my dreaming light

your face lulls me from far reaching corners.

Yet I cannot help but think

you too dream at night of me.

For even though I wonder if you

see me walking by,

your eyes weigh heavy on my back

whenever your behind me.

Always walking behind me

in the dimly lit hallways

of our ever fading school.

Reviews

[M]

Another beautiful poem similar to your one about being on a dance floor. I really admire the sincerity of your poems and it's rare that I like someone's poetry. Great job!

[paradise]

wow just an amzing job I must say

[Calypso]

Wow amazing. Like other people have said before I like the imaginary of the flickering lights

[dukovan]

i love the imagry of the flickering lights. its like trying to catch all the inbetween body language of a girl that we guys have a tough time figuring out.

[Mauricio Montoya]

great job, well done.

[ThIsDaRkRoAdToNoWhErE]

Wow, incredible imagery you gave this here, i totally loved it!! Very descriptive, and i def felt the sense of them both wanting and longing to be with each other again. Totally loved the picture, too :D Very well done!! :)

[Emerald Seas]

I always wondered about this behavior in high school, watching one that you're interested in from a distance. I never got it... just go up to him and talk. What is the worst that can happen? A rejection? so what... then at least you have an answer. I've never been one to sit in the background and wonder... Well written - although I think the ending could be a little smoother (just MHO)...