𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗬: "What Were We?" by Hailey Olivarez

Published by Gabrielle Vergara

Date Published: March 16, 2023

Time Published: 8:32 AM

Category: Poetry

Theme: Unrequited Love, Confusion

I loved you, but I was too scared to accept it,

Because part of me hated you a bit.

You kept on looking at me with those pitiful eyes—

Ready to fool me with your lies.

I didn't know if I really loved you;

I wondered if this feeling was even true.

Seeing you would always make my day,

But, at the same time, you dragged my pride away.

The thought of you made me smile randomly,

Even though I knew you wouldn't dare to choose me.

I had done all these actions without knowing,

Now the anger you left me began flowing.

Choose me, love me,

Love me as deep as the blue sea.

But that cannot go beyond my imagination,

Because I knew we were the worst combination.

We were opposites, yet so alike;

The confusion you gave me began to strike.

What were we? Not strangers, not friends, not even a lover;

Our label was too baffling for me to uncover.

Were we simply two persons who went to the same school?

Your actions turned me into a blind fool.

I became tired of impressing you,

I began to stop myself from being attached to you like glue.

Maybe someday, this feeling would go away,

Then I could finally escape this feeling of dismay.

If this feeling would leave me, I hoped it would never come again,

So that I could finally be free then.