A two-person poem between me and a guy I like. Every first line is me, every second line is him.
(2013)
This is not about the first time we met, but about our first real conversation, in the science lab. This is what I thought he was thinking...
I am Amanda Laughman. I’m in band and orchestra. My favorite subject is social stud… My favorite color is yellow. I love jewelry and nail polish.
So many things you don’t know, like the way this Tightrope Ride burned me out too many times. The way I almost took the Highway To Hell,
Looking outside, the angels come, rising out of the fire. I wonder where they’re from, as they rise higher and higher. Restless street, quiet night,
Making it hurt, making it bleed, until I feel nothing at all. I just want
If only I’d known when I met you, that I would have fallen in love then. If only I’d known
He sat down next to me, I saw Spa… I knew then that Everything Has… Before, I was Invisible around hi… But Change has come, and he’s Min… I ended up in a State Of Grace.
You told me I was scared of the fire, I chose to walk through it,
Lighting the matches Sneaky arson at midnight Watching houses burn. The loudest silence No one talks, or even moves
You can’t see the pain behind my s… I know something’s wrong, talk to… I can’t tell you I love you. It’s obvious, the way you act arou… You think I don’t notice you.
It’s nice, knowing there’s someone… You’re the only one who knows what… And I know you don’t know why I’m… But I loved being able to talk, a… No one else understands why I cry…
It’s way too quiet without you her… The words of everyone, they don’t… They don’t seem to notice you’re n… I’m caught, their looks like a tra… You don’t care that I miss you, d…
They said, broken wings, shattered dreams, fractured heart. I said,
She’s alone, none of her friends k… She cries tears of blood when she’… She hides her feelings, sometimes… And she keeps it in when she’s mad… No one else knows what she’s been…
His eyes are as blue as a sapphire… But they only sparkle for me. His smile is the sunshine, Sparkling off the waves. His hair is as black
You said I’m funny like that, but I know it’s not true, You’re only saying that so I’ll laugh,