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I Don't Understand

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So you say and do things I don't get 
I don't understand 
You treat me in ways I'll never forget 
I don't understand 
Then other days I cant read you 
I don't understand 
Amazingly I see straight through you 
I don't understand 
Are you aware of your actions 
I don't understand 
Am I apart of your infatuations 
I don't understand 
What does everything mean 
I don't understand 
We're just like a movie scene 
I don't understand 
Why do you look at me that way 
I don't understand 
And you wonder why I stay away 
I don't understand 
You remind me of a light switch 
I don't understand 
Friendly or flirty which is which 
I don't understand 
How come you can't be straight with me 
I don't understand 
Especially if you don't see what I see 
I don't understand 
Your secrets and subtleties are way overdue
I don't understand 
It's easy for me because I'm so over you 
And this I do understand.

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Danny Derden

Date: 6/21/2025 11:42:00 AM

This poem pulses with emotional clarity and rising empowerment. The refrain “I don’t understand” beautifully captures the confusion and frustration of mixed signals, while the final shift—“this I do understand”—lands with satisfying strength. Honest, relatable, and rhythmic, it traces the journey from uncertainty to self-assurance with authenticity and heart. A powerful, personal reckoning.

Keyonda Aldana
Date: 6/22/2025 9:59:00 PM

I'm going to be honest, it almost brought tears to my eyes, reading your comment. I'm so happy you get it and you understand it because that's exactly the emotions I was describing of a friend who was going through thos situation. If course she understood it but I always wondered if anyone else could.