Stranger Left In The Dark

by Bobbie J. Brown - Scorpio

IN MY DREAMS YOU CAME TO ME
MAKING ME WANT THINGS THAT COULD NEVER BE.
I SEARCH FOR WORDS WHEN YOU'RE AROUND,
BUT CAN'T FIND THE NERVE TO MAKE A SOUND.
I WOULD SIMPLY DIE IF YOU EVER KNEW
THAT FOR SOME REASON I REALLY DO LIKE YOU.
WE SHARE NOTHING MORE THAN A FRIENDLY HELLO
OR A BRIEF CONVERSATION AND THEN YOU GO.
AND THEN SOMETIMES YOU FLASH ME THIS SMILE
THAT PUTS ME IN THE CLOUDS FOR QUITE AWHILE.
TO BE HONEST, A STRANGER IS WHAT YOU ARE.
ONE WHO I'D EASILY LET STEAL MY HEART.
BUT IT WOULD BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, THAT I BELIEVE.
AND NOTHING MORE THAN ANOTHER BROKEN DREAM.
IT'S HARD TO  LOVE WHEN YOU'RE NOT LOVED BACK.
I HATE TO ADMIT, I AM SCARED OF THAT.
SPENDING TIME WITH YOU WOULD BE HEAVEN.
A LITTLE HERE AND THERE TO LET THINGS HAPPEN.
AND IF IT'S JUST FRIENDS WE'RE MEANT TO STAY,
AT LEAST WE TRIED FOR US AND FOUND A WAY.
COULD YOU EVER WANT SOMEONE LIKE ME?
WOULD YOU LAUGH AT MY FACE, THEN TURN TO LEAVE?
WOULD YOU GIVE ME A CHANCE I DESERVE?
COULD YOU LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME, COULD YOU LEARN?
YOU SEE, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THESE THINGS,
I'M A GIRL WHOSE LUCK REALLY DOES STINKS.
SO MAYBE WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT,
I WILL FIND THE NERVE AND I JUST MIGHT
TELL YOU THIS SECRET ALONG WITH THE TRUTH
THAT ALL THIS TIME I HAVE WANTED YOU.



COPYRIGHT JULY 25, 1998 BY BOBBIE J. BROWN

Reason for writing:

    I WROTE THIS FOR SOMEONE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BETTER, ONLY I'M SCARED TO LET HIM KNOW THAT I LIKE HIM.  HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF SOMEONE GAVE THIS POEM TO YOU???  FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!    

Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 1998-07-26 16:52:25
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:40:27
Poem ID: 50260

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