Boyfriend Poem

What life would be like if you were not in it. This poem makes strong use of similes to describe what life is like without the person they love. Similes compare two objects or ideas using the words "like" or "as".

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I'm madly in love with my girl, but suddenly things changed. She cut the communication, so I can't reach her. I don't know if she will be back. I'm feeling choked and lonely. Life without her...

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Life Without You

Published by Family Friend Poems February 2008 with permission of the Author.

Me without you
is like a leafless fall,
a snowless winter,
and a flowerless spring.

Me without you
is like a colorless rainbow,
a sunless day,
and a starless night.

Me without you
is like the ocean without a wave,
the beach without sand,
and a flameless fire.

Me without you
is like a book without words,
a man without a face,
and a child with no name.

Analysis of Form and Technique

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This poem is made up of quatrains, which are 4 line stanzas.
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The author uses similes to describe what life is like without another person in it. Similes compare two objects or ideas using the words "like" or "as".
- is like a leafless fall,
- is like the colorless rainbow,
- is like a flameless fire,
- is like a book without words
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There is a strong sense of structure. The author starts each stanza with "Me without you," and then continues to describe what life would be like without that person.
Me without you,
is like a colorless rainbow,
a sunless day,
and a starless night.

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by Elanor
9 months ago

That's exactly what's happening to me Brittany. This boy I really love keeps looking at me like he wants something, but he recently said he didn't want a relationship. But every time he sees me, he either looks at me until I'm out of his field of vision, or he stumbles on his words when I pass him. And I just can't figure out what it is. I think about him all day and all night, just wondering endlessly what it could possibly be, but it's just not making sense, maybe this is all a part of a plan?

by Beryl L Edmonds, United Kingdom
3 years ago

Wonderful! A naked grapevine means a glass with no wine. A poem with no emotion is poetry with no motion.

by Mariah Martinez
4 years ago

I am in love with a boy. I really do love him. We have been together a while now. He is very loving and kind, but sometimes I feel like I don't deserve someone like him.

by Jose Francisco B Parungak, Manila Philippines
4 years ago

It's so lonely without you by my side. It's so hard to be alone not knowing you still want me or love me. I wish I could turn back time to redo my mistakes. I miss you like crazy, no matter how far away you are. You'll always be with me; you'll always be my love of my life.

by Kimtai Frank
3 years ago

I'm madly in love with my girl, but suddenly things changed. She cut the communication, so I can't reach her. I don't know if she will be back. I'm feeling choked and lonely. Life without her is stuffy and unbearable.

by Poster Boy
5 years ago

The girl was in my dreams like a fairy tale. Suddenly she disappeared and gave me sleepless nights and tough days. There is an ocean of distance between us, but I believe in heart-to-heart connection. She always shared her secrets with me, and I did the same. This is love, not a game.

by Brittany
6 years ago

I thought a boy love me, but he didn't want me to be in his life and I don't know why, but I just wanted to love him.