I Loved You
I loved you, that is for sure
I hadn’t met someone quite like you before
Absolutely annoying in probably every way possible—
From your smile, your croaky voice, to the way your hands moved
Like a robot when you constantly chattered
Yeah, I didn’t love you at first sight,
You liked me at least,
But I wasn’t going to even pretend I liked you
I scowled, I TRIED to ignore you,
I turned the other cheek
But you were persistent,
Quirky and resilient—
Qualities I learned to love about you
That moment when you made me laugh
When our hands touched,
And your brown eyes gleamed,
That is when everything changed
That’s when I adored your presence,
I admired your silly ways,
And I even got used to that awful voice
I think it was too late, my friend,
Though I, probably shouldn’t call you a friend anymore
I think it was too late for me
That revenge was sweeter in your eyes
Than our disentangling souls
You were angry,
And I didn’t even know
The more I pushed you away,
The more you tried and tried to shove yourself in
I couldn’t let you in right away
I was just getting used to loving you!
You couldn’t see that!
You couldn’t wait for me!
And then,
I became the annoying one,
You glared at me with icy hatred,
Every time I got up to sing a song,
Every gesture I made,
It was awkward, and wrong…
You didn’t see the care in my eyes,
You wouldn’t wait for the sun to rise
No, I do understand
I was stubborn and stupid
I became the annoying one
You were only trying to be my friend, and more
And I pushed you out, and the more I pushed, the more I came to adore
The one I will never have
I loved you, that’s for sure
You really liked me, at best
I was someone you wanted to figure out,
Someone you could possibly relate to
I was someone who didn’t understand
Your brilliance and beauty at first,
Someone who dodged the invisible bear paw in a rushing river
I still try to ignore you
I still try to impress you
From afar, I try to understand you
But most of all, I try to let you go
But your glares are what hold me in place
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