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A Cashier's Crush

I can't seem to concentrate or even get my 
mind right. I'm losing sleep and suffer 
from a sudden loss of apetite. I'm shakin' 
in the heat and sweatin' in the snow and 
all the while this is happening, this girl 
don't even know that she haunts me in my 
dreams and I wake up in a sweat. She's like 
an old recurring dream that I just can't 
forget. I'm feeling like I'm ill, like I've 
caught some sort of flu. I feel like I could 
faint when she steps into my view. She's 
out of the ordinary; nothing like I've ever 
seen. It's like my heart plays the puppet 
and she's tuggin' on the strings. She's 
knows that she's a beauty and she's 
probably sick of hearing about it. But that's 
the drug that gets me lifted. Like a junkie, 
can't live without it. It's like an unspoken 
agreement that this girl is such a hottie. 
And the talk around the cooler is that man, 
she's got a body. Her hair flows for days 
and her eyes could cast spells. Soft skin 
like a pearl just released from its shell. Her 
voice is like a song sung only by those with 
halos. Plus she's got a booty similar to that 
of J.Lo's. But the thing that's really crazy is 
that we've never really spoken. We're still 
strangers and the "ice" has never really 
broken. There's this mystery about her 
that not only appeals to me, it makes me 
want her more because it feels so real to 
me. I pray that at work she's the one that 
works beside me. Then maybe I could 
reveal these feelings I have that eat inside 
me. But I don't wanna jump the gun or get 
ahead of myself but she has brought out 
all these feelings that for so long I haven't 
felt. I've gained a little wisdom as to how 
relationships go but I still wanna go old 
school and write little notes. I'll tell her 
that I like her and ask her if she feels the 
same. Check yes or check no. Don't forget 
to sign your name. But I gotta do 
something because I'm losing to much 
time. Before I know it she'll be gone and 
I'll be left wondering why. I just gotta say 
more than three words and things should 
be cool. I just hope that I don't stutter and 
end up looking like a fool. It's just when I 
look her in the eyes my mind starts to flip 
and all I can think to say is "uh, what's the 
code for chips."

Copyright © Paul Smythe | Year Posted 2012

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Date: 9/28/2012 3:08:00 AM

Beautifully written!

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