Best Poems Written by Zoe Zaleski

Deja Vu

I am not bitter
I am just not in love
My heart isn’t stimulated with chemicals 
Making things feel light and airy
Like anything is possible 
I am not bitter 
I am just waiting 
So patiently it’s painful
Knowing you are out there
Living your life 
Praying that you want the same
I pictured you the other night so clear
You were standing by a tree
It was to the right of you
As I walked up 
You were so excited to see me
You just knew exactly who I was
Arms open 
smile so inviting I couldn’t say no 
No hesitation 
I felt safe and seen 
And you said to me
“Where have you been?“
I think about this vision a lot 
It came to me on my trip abroad 
You had brown wavy hair full with volume
Your eyes soaked me up like a sponge 
I can’t get you out of my head 
I feel like I will know your face when I see it 
I look for you on planes 
I look for you in grocery stores 
Yet again waiting 
Holding on to this dream 
Comforted by the realness
Stuck in my head more than my favorite song
Until I am met with Deja vu
Then I know all my wildest dreams can come true 

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