Ode To You

• by Mia M
• 4 years ago

There was a boy. We were on our way to 5 months and then all of a sudden, he liked another girl. It turned out she liked him too. I wanted to be supportive. I stepped down and let them be together. I thought it would make him happy. I only ever wanted that. It was easy at first because it was a weekend and I didn't see him, but that all changed the moment I saw him talking to her. I knew I couldn’t take it. I told my other friend I needed to go to the bathroom. When I got there, I cried. I hated the fact that I still loved him. It was an awkward Monday. We didn't talk. We didn't laugh. Then that night I texted him, and I said I wanted us to still be friends. He agreed, so we were...for the next day anyway. Then I couldn't take it. I told him I still loved him and he said, "That's all I wanted to hear." And we got back together. "I never wanted to be with the other girl," he told me. "I wanted you," and that's our story.

• by Alyson
• 5 years ago

He was a friend. I didn't know the exact moment I fell in love. It wasn't supposed to happen, but we grew close. He knew me and he got to know my deepest secrets. He made me so happy, so happy that I can't really find words to describe. But then he found love and happiness with someone else. Someone who is not me. It's been more than 6 months. I try to move on, but sometimes I remember him and break down in tears. I want him to be happy, but why can't it be with me?

• by Cherokee Summers
• 6 years ago

My love and I broke up a month or two ago. Yes, I hurt him more than he hurt me after we broke up, but I truly miss him. He is the most amazing guy ever. He cares about me still, and I love him so much. I just hope we can be together again.

• by Finyonyah Clopas, Cameroon
• 6 years ago

Wow, I loved this poem so much. Although I’ve never fallen in love, it helps me as an aspiring R&B artist. When I read it, I imagine the pain I could experience after a breakup, but it never discouraged me from my hope of falling in love one day. Thanks, and keep it up.

• by Not Tobe Known
• 7 years ago

My boyfriend broke up with me two days ago. I see him on my screen, and I'm reminded of him when I just want to forget. There is even that hole inside of me, inside of my heart, where I keep him. I had so many hopes and dreams. When I remember all this, I'm also reminded of the break up. It hurts so much that I wished, that it didn't exist, but I'm so foolish because I'm waiting for him to come to a decision. I cry myself to sleep. That's not the person I am. I can't think of him or I'll start to cry. I have lost my appetite, so I don't eat much. This just seems to be a dream, and I wish that I would just wake up. It. Hurts. So. Much. I love him.

• by Jarod Lockwood, Reading Ma
• 9 years ago

My girlfriend broke up with me about 4 months ago now (even though it feels like just yesterday we were hand in hand, smiling ear to ear, with absolutely no worries...). And upon reading this poem I can't help but feel it describes my situation all too well. The pain. The constant reminder in your head that feels like one great big stab in the heart. The sadness that blocks even the brightest of days. Waiting ever so patiently for her to realize that we are soul mates, meant to be. But at the same time, slowly accepting the fact that the love once shared has now become one sided. But we still will wait. And we'll wait forever.