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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

Featured on November 12, 2017

addictionchangecharacterconfidencefeelingsfree verse

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Alexis Y.

Date: 12/30/2018 11:32:00 AM

Hi Line, What a touching and moving write. I enjoyed the read. Congratulations on your placement in the contest:-) Alexis

Line Gauthier
Date: 12/30/2018 7:30:00 PM

Thank you, Alexis. Most appreciated.

P.S. Awtry

Date: 12/29/2018 10:04:00 PM

this is so good! It's like a whole movie! :)

Line Gauthier
Date: 12/29/2018 10:23:00 PM

Thanks for your most appreciated visit and compliment, PS.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 12/29/2018 3:34:00 PM

Oh I have been on that end of unrequited feelings, so well expressed, congratulations on your placement!

Line Gauthier
Date: 12/29/2018 7:10:00 PM

Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Michelle.

Greg Gaul

Date: 12/29/2018 3:21:00 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
Date: 12/29/2018 7:10:00 PM

Thank you so much, Greg. So you are watching me... LOL

Faraz Ajmal

Date: 12/29/2018 2:21:00 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
Date: 12/29/2018 7:12:00 PM

Faraz, life is so short... is it really worth keeping secrets of that magnitude? Thanks for your visit and sharing.

Mike Hauser

Date: 11/14/2018 6:54:00 PM

Moving piece my friend

Line Gauthier
Date: 11/14/2018 9:24:00 PM

Thank you, Mike. It does mean a lot to me.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/10/2018 6:17:00 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
Date: 4/10/2018 7:58:00 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

Date: 4/10/2018 6:15:00 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
Date: 4/10/2018 7:57:00 PM

This was about a lovely person who had a crush on me but had his own demons to deal with.