Best You Tell Me Poems
Why did you tell me "I love you?"
A knee-jerk birthed of fear?
A pandering to my ego?
Words I wanted to hear?
Why did you tell me "I love you?"
Later "I don't think I do?"
A whimsical slash of cruelty?
Ambiguous through and through?
Why did you tell me "I love you?"
Then argue the point for hours?
Bicker, snap and grow sullen?
Destruction of hearts and flowers?
Why did you tell me "I love you?"
Then erase every tangible clue?
Maybe you told me for fun?
Maybe because it was true?
Why did you tell me "I love you?"
To mean life and death to me?
If you please to confirm the truth
What a wonderful life this could be.
Form:
You came into my life
You didn't ask so much of me.
You're the one giving out
I'm the one taking in
You came into my life
Expecting nothing from me.
You're the one letting it out
I'm the one keeping it in
One day you left me
Without saying a word.
I looked for more of me
Without you on board
One night you came back
And gave me answers I needed
To questions that pulled me back
And made me strong and mended
I was sorry for hurting you
And regret not keeping you
I am whole again for what you said to me
When you tell me that you love me
With you by my side
Keeping me on the bright side
I can feel the joy and laughter you're giving me
When you tell me that you love me
A father tends to his children's fears
with sweet kisses while drying their tears.
And his hug embraces them with love,
prizing each as a gift from above.
Can you tell me of a father's kiss?
A lover acknowledges your past pain,
supporting you as you smile again.
And desire brews an erotic scent
as sweat drops and sexy thoughts ferment.
Can you tell me of a love like this?
A child reaps the innocence of youth,
a magical time of trust and truth.
And laughter's heard almost every day,
resounding in the echoes of play.
Can you tell me of such childhood bliss?
A man sees God in a starry sky,
and he's no longer afraid to die.
Faith doesn't require anything more
than he believes; to make his soul soar.
Can you tell me of truths I dismiss?
(Rhyme)
6/3/2016
Sonnet: Can you tell me why?~
(English sonnet)
Can you tell me why babies everywhere die?
Can you tell me why this world feeds from hate?
Can you tell me why we all have to cry?
Can you tell me why some can’t find a mate?
Can you tell me why sorrow conquers laughter?
Can you tell me why some kids are unloved?
Can you tell me why men just riches chases after?
Can you tell me why some valued no beloved?
Can you tell me why God most men reject?
Can you tell me why sin springs like water?
Can you tell me why most lives are wrecked?
Can you tell me why there’s so much slaughter?
Why? Why? Well, only God knows exactly why
But sin and lack of God, Love, makes world cry!
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2007
January,09,2015
Can you tell me why I feel so upset?
Can you tell me that you have no regrets?
Can you tell me why I’m emotional,
Can you tell me anything at all?
Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong?
Why is the day taking so long?
I wanna know why I feel this way,
I wanna know why people cant change.
Why is there so much violence... why is there so much pain?
Why are we – So full of hate and grief?
What an end to a ****ty day, oh,
What an end to a ****ty day!
Can you tell me why I feel so confused?
Can you tell me why I knew it was too good to be true?
I don’t know what's goin on in my head,
let alone yours, now I’m feelin brain dead.
I want you to wanna talk to me,
I don’t care what about... just ANYTHING!
Can you tell me why I feel so upset?
Can you tell me that you have no regrets?
Can you tell me why I’m emotional,
Can you tell me anything at all?
Can you tell me what I’m doing it wrong?
Why is the day taking so long?
You don't see what I see
or what goes on in my head,
so how can you tell me
that the sky is not red?
You can't feel my passion,
eternal flame in my heart,
so how can you tell me
from my pain won't come art?
You can't listen to my soul
or the melodies it sings,
so how can you tell me
that I don't come from kings?
You don't suffer my pain,
nor have you witnessed my story,
so how can you tell me
that I'm not destined for glory?
You don't value my people,
but know the price we were sold,
so how can you tell me
that your black's not my gold?
“What You Tell Me ”
© 2003 Michelle Lynn LeBlanc
You tell me that I’m beautiful
You tell me you love me so
You tell me I need to trust you
In order for me to grow
You tell me I need to open
You tell me I need people's love
You tell me that I’m precious
And that I'm one you're proud of
Yet, I tell you ,“inside I’m ugly”
I tell you “love really means pain”
I tell you” it’s hard to trust you
Because how others said words in vain”
I tell you ”I need these walls”
I tell you ” I can’t handle people's love”
I tell you, “I’m just too broken
When their push comes to shove”
Yet You always draw near to hold me
To tell me I can trust your heart
Even when I run away so far
Your love always leaves its mark!
© 2003 Michelle Lynn LeBlanc
If you tell me you love me...
Love me not for the color of my eyes,
But for the way they speak-
Love me not for my lips, not for my smile;
Love me for the all the things I smile for-
Love me not because I create art,
But because what I create is art to you-
Love me not because I deserve to be loved,
But because you can't help it...
I don't need to be loved...
But I need to be loved like something real.
If you tell me to go away, I won`t do that.
I won't listen to that nonsense.
And my feet won't obey your silly words.
If you tell me to shut up, I'll keep silent.
But I won't hear your curses.
It's not you who will speak but your pride.
If you tell me to forget you, I won't do that.
I cannot forget the one who is in my blood,
The only one who possesses my heart,
The only one idiot who is able to make me happy.
Form:
is this feeling that your feeling normal
are the trees moving to it's own rhythm
does your hair stand up from shock
are your nights cold and alone
is the grass the usual green
is the sound in your ear the very same
does your head hurt when you raise it high
are the clouds grey instead of white
do you repeat what you've said yesterday
is it too much for your own good
do you find multiple areas of blame
as you follow your own steps to walk
are you angry at the memories
is the night far too gone
does your hand shake with nonsense
as your eyes become as one
is there any room left to feel
does your breath impower your lungs
does pain feel that relaxing to ignore
are you awake from your previous fall
do you analize your every thought
is the area in which you stand a blur
do you understand the meaning of life
as you embrace what your heart has took
Form:
You tell me i dont talk to you,
You tell me i ignore you,
You tell me i hate you,
But what you dont know,
I try to talk to you all the time.
You tell me
~~~~~~~~~
Are you weeping because you lied?
I've been fooled too many times not to see the signs
To answer a question, yes I do care
And no I'm not a fool
I realized that you didn't ask that
So don't treat me as if I were
Are you crying because the truth hurts?
Yes there is a shred of sympathy left
Three, two, one, now that's gone
Harsh you say?
Oh so I'm supposed to take the short
Just because you want to have your cake
And eat it too
Take one for the team?
Uh no, that never turned out good before
Let's just say the venue has changed.
I am the ear peiece device
They attach when your hearing fails
I am both the coffin and the nails
Your scary bed time tales
Of night stars and prison bars
I am the bug that lairs inside your head
Scaring you from going to bed
I am you
And I am what you tell me
Because you drive me
When you call me beautiful
What does it mean?
What exactly do you see?
One is ever lasting
The other is passing
When you tell me you love me
What is its meaning?
What exactly are you feeling?
One is deep within your soul
The other is easy to be told
When you tell me forever
How long do you mean?
Where exactly will we be?
One is intertwined in happiness
The other is dwelled in loneliness
The day I have to watch what I say
Is the day I wake up to see that I lost myself
Ask me why I want to run away As your screaming at me everyday
Ask me why I can't stand my life
When every time I stand up you push me from behind
Tell me the world is at my feet and you will always be there
When I look around and see my family crying to my face and scheming when I walk away
Tell me to fix my life when my life is locked so far away from me I can't even see myself in the mirror
Now ask yourself why isn't she happy
We promise the world when she leaves
Only to dangle her dreams out of reach
Why do my words mean so much to you
When the world can see that you aren't true
But behind close doors you don't have a clue
You told me if I was lost you would find me
But when tears stream from my face and I tell you
Daddy, I don't know what I am doing
Daddy, help me through Daddy please I really need you
A stone face looks at me and says You've been lost for years
I'm sure you will pull through
My hate has been mistake for strength
And your hate and my hate
Broke a soul I can never remake
You tell me emotion are for the weak
We beat them down till they are on full retreat
I lived a life of feelings and friends
And that was when I was at my weakest
So you pulled me back in
But daddy can I tell you have you ever cried yourself asleep
Because your words cut to deep.
Have you ever been so happy that you promised yourself nothing could take that away
Just to see a knife to your throat by the person that swore to protect you
Imagines of the past rip through my future
As every step becomes cold and calculated
Disappointment is easier to handle then success
And pain is more acceptable then love
Now keep wondering why I can't fix my life
When the only things I can count on happening
Is everything in this world that would bring down the strongest person
Tell me to move forward and remember you kept me down so long I forgot how to walk
And then explain to my friends why I Flinch away from everyone’s hands
So how can I be better dad, when you taught me to run and hide?
I wish I could fix myself I've even prayed that one day everything would be ok
But if you and your life for me taught me anything
It's don't hope and don't dream It's better to just pretend
And wait until this life ends