A Gem

by Sean Allen   Jul 31, 2006


You said to me
that maybe all the
feelings you felt
were a lie based
on the sweet words
that fell through the phone.

Though I never will know
what I meant to you
the things that I said
will forever ring true.
You were and are
the first love of my life
and I think I've had the
experience to say that fairly now.

And maybe all those
other guys you've met
have lessened what I meant
but you don't have to worry
about being diminished.

This isn't about bitterness
or an attempt to change
what you may think of me.
It's a gift, all I can give:
a small diamond of comfort
you can put in your heart
in exchange for the place
you have in mine.

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  • 18 years ago

    by sibyllene

    I don't know why i never commented on this - i know i read it earlier. i especially liked the first stanza, and the last five lines are both succinct and meaningful. i wish you wrote poems more often, so i could read them....

  • 18 years ago

    by amandaa

    "You said to me
    that maybe all the
    feelings you felt
    were a lie based
    on the sweet words
    that fell through the phone."
    I absolutely love that verse.I love the way you've set it up, in kind of...kind of like incomplete sentences (?),but in a good way.
    Ya, I really like it.

  • 18 years ago

    by C Cattaway

    Wow..
    "It's a gift, all I can give:
    a small diamond of comfort
    you can put in your heart
    in exchange for the place
    you have in mine."

    I love this.. Hey, I love it all, but this part is amazing. Well done. xx

  • 18 years ago

    by Jordan Smith

    This is so good, I adore you for fellings this way for someone. My fiance just broke up with me, and I'd give anything to have him feel like you do. Please read and comment on mine

  • 18 years ago

    by sandra

    Hello!
    That was the nicest read ive had in a while.
    You should give that to the girl it was dedicated to.