Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Watching You

I watch you
And you don't know it
I see your loneliness
And it touches me

I watch and secretly wish
Things would be otherwise
I'm not indifferent to
The way you can't bring yourself
To come to me and face me

You're ashamed and realize
If you'd be worthy
I'd have you
But for the life of you
You can't get a grip of yourself

So I just continue
To watch and secretly wish
Things would be otherwise



AP: 1st place 2022

PS featured in 2017

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Alexis Y. December 30, 2018 at 11:32 AM Hi Line, What a touching and moving write. I enjoyed the read. Congratulations on your placement in the contest:-) Alexis Line Gauthier December 30, 2018 at 7:30 PM Thank you, Alexis. Most appreciated.

P.S. Awtry December 29, 2018 at 10:04 PM this is so good! It's like a whole movie! :) Line Gauthier December 29, 2018 at 10:23 PM Thanks for your most appreciated visit and compliment, PS.

Michelle Faulkner December 29, 2018 at 3:34 PM Oh I have been on that end of unrequited feelings, so well expressed, congratulations on your placement! Line Gauthier December 29, 2018 at 7:10 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Michelle.

Greg Gaul December 29, 2018 at 3:21 PM Now, one might ask, who's watching who? Seriously though, this is a sensitive piece on the inner workings of the human mind. You're quite skillful at this point of view as I reckon I've seen you do this before. Nicely done. Line Gauthier December 29, 2018 at 7:10 PM Thank you so much, Greg. So you are watching me... LOL

Faraz Ajmal December 29, 2018 at 2:21 PM Ahh such a wonderful poem this is, a poem full of secret and hope, hope of having a person you love, let me tell you a secret, shh, I also have a crush on someone and wish that one day she herself come to me coz I don't have the guts, shh it is a secret, anyways, many congratulations on your well deserved win in my contest, it sure is a beauty, good luck and have a really nice day Line Gauthier December 29, 2018 at 7:12 PM Faraz, life is so short... is it really worth keeping secrets of that magnitude? Thanks for your visit and sharing.

Mike Hauser November 14, 2018 at 6:54 PM Moving piece my friend Line Gauthier November 14, 2018 at 9:24 PM Thank you, Mike. It does mean a lot to me.

Andrea Dietrich April 10, 2018 at 6:17 PM by the way, please don't feel like you need to read a lot of my poems every day. I appreciate it but I don't want anyone to go out of their way!! I need to do my exercises for the day so I am going to read one more on your very first poetry page and call it a night. Thanks for your sweet consideration today, Line. By the way, did I ever fave you as a poet? I must see if I have done that. Line Gauthier April 10, 2018 at 7:58 PM Helloooo... does anyone feel obligated to do anything here? You are quite the comedienne. Time is so limited, we only have time for what we judge to be priorities.

Andrea Dietrich April 10, 2018 at 6:15 PM Line, did you have another marriage where you had to deal with a bad partner. I know you have your prince now, but it sure sounds like you know this kind of person well. This type of person is just so SAD. Line Gauthier April 10, 2018 at 7:57 PM This was about a lovely person who had a crush on me but had his own demons to deal with.

Kristina Whitmore November 14, 2017 at 12:40 AM Nicely written. Loved the last two lines as it ties into how I feel in during my lonely times. Line Gauthier November 14, 2017 at 8:07 PM Thanks for your visit, Kristina.

Pailey Gordon September 23, 2017 at 10:59 PM Wow this is really deep, good format Line Gauthier September 24, 2017 at 7:27 AM Thank you for your comment. Best wishes.