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"Hi. I love you."

August 13, 2010
By Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is
made up of."

-- Bruce Lee


I say “Hi” each day,
You always smile and reply.
We talk about everything
Except the feelings I hide.

The words I want to say,
Building up in my head,
Of the things I don’t know how to tell
But shouldn’t be left unsaid.

"I love your jet black hair
And yellow skin.
Your cinnamon brown eyes,
And your perfect grin.

"I love your determination
And the muscles in your calf.
Your no-nonsense attitude
And your loud, genuine laugh.

"I love that you’re smart
Without even trying.
The way your lip twitches
Whenever you’re lying.

"I love your seriousness for soccer
And how you play all the time,
How you still look adorable
Covered in grime.

"I love your flirty comments
Used in front of your friends,
And your uncertain nervous expression
When we’re too alone to pretend.

"I love catching you staring
From across the room;
How you act like you don’t notice
That I’m staring too.

"I love that you’re not always
As confident as you seem
That you don’t pretend to be perfect
When you’re talking to me."

There are so many things
That I love about you.
Yet you act like you never noticed
That you affect me like you do.

So all I can do is say “Hi” each day,
Hoping you’ll hear the hidden words.
Because behind the meaningless things I say,
Are the words “I love you.”


The author's comments:
This is an edited version of my poem "Without Goodbye". I played with it because it was lacking the feeling I was going for, so here is the new (and hopefully) improved version! Lemme know which one you liked better!

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on Oct. 14 2010 at 3:25 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is
made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

Shut up Elllyn :P

on Oct. 9 2010 at 4:27 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is
made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

:D Yay! Thank you so much Reyna. Thats how I was when I wrote it like :DDDDD Hahaha.

on Oct. 8 2010 at 4:46 pm
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
29 articles 0 photos 204 comments

Favorite Quote:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
<3

haha. but so similar itd scare you. and make you really thirsty... :P

Rain777 GOLD said...
on Oct. 8 2010 at 10:51 am
Rain777 GOLD, ?Town, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be yourself, an original is always better than a copy! :D

Awe. Alex. Alex. Alex. Beautiful in every way Alex. :)

Haha, i absolutely ADORE this! i was smiling like an idiot the whooolleee time haha, i'm in my comm app class at the momento. yeah. Random! ;)


on Oct. 8 2010 at 8:16 am
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is
made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

Lol. Probably not EXACTLY - or else you'd have some explaining to do. :P

on Oct. 6 2010 at 12:14 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is
made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

I gotta talk to you!!!! <3 I miss you so much!! :'(

on Oct. 5 2010 at 6:29 pm
genesis27000 SILVER, Mexia, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 19 comments
COME BAAAACKKK!!!

on Oct. 4 2010 at 7:44 am
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is
made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

Ahw! Thanks so much! I miss you too - like CRAZY :((((((

on Oct. 3 2010 at 9:07 am
genesis27000 SILVER, Mexia, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 19 comments
I absolutely love it. As I probably have told you a million and one times... You are an AMAZING writer! Miss ya!

on Sep. 24 2010 at 3:18 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is
made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

Ahw, thanks so much! :)

KatAnne SILVER said...
on Sep. 21 2010 at 6:24 pm
KatAnne SILVER, Meadville, Pennsylvania
8 articles 1 photo 165 comments

Favorite Quote:
http://teenink.com/fiction/realistic_fiction/article/128063/Sweet-Sixteen/
http://teenink.com/fiction/romance/article/129766/It-Just-Happened/
http://teenink.com/fiction/romance/article/162872/Forbidden-Love-and-Great-Adventure-Part-One

This was so cute.

on Sep. 16 2010 at 10:43 am
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
29 articles 0 photos 204 comments

Favorite Quote:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
<3

been there... I know exactly how you feel. ;(