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Need Love?

December 31, 2008
By carijoy SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
carijoy SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
8 articles 24 photos 51 comments

See it but never feel it.
Get close, only to push it away.
“Don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone”
Epitome of my life.
What is wrong with me?
What makes me so un-lovable?
Can someone remove this defective sign from my forehead,
And replace it with a kiss.
I want more than mediocre.
I want someone to miss.
Do I ask for too much?
Are my requirements unachievable?
My heart remains unconquered, unattained.
I’m tired of fairy tale endings,
Silly thoughts put in my head by unrealistic, but hopelessly believable movies.
They are all the same.
Girl meets boy. Girl messes it up. Boy forgives girl.
Happily Ever After.
At least they let on that relationships have problems.
I want raw, unrelenting love.
The real deal.
No movie, novel, or episode of “Sex and the City” could ever touch.
Left alone, drowning in thoughts,
Who else in the world could need love,
Like I need love?



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on Jan. 14 2011 at 10:21 am
RainBowSkittles13 GOLD, Lemont Frnc., Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
The key to happiness is always looking down the path of goodness. -Teresa S. Livi<br /> Don&#039;t Cry Over Someone That Won&#039;t Cry Over You<br /> <br /> No Guy Is Worth Your Tears &amp; When You Find The One That Is He Won&#039;t Make You Cry<br /> <br /> If You Really Love Something Set It Free.<br /> If It Comes Back It&#039;s Yours, If Not It Wasn&#039;t Meant To Be<br /> <br /> Some Day You&#039;ll Cry For Me Like I Cried For You, <br /> Some Day You&#039;ll Miss Me Like I Missed You, <br /> Some Day You&#039;ll Need Me Like I Needed You, <br /> Some Day You&#039;ll Love Me But I Won&#039;t Love You<br /> <br /> Time will make you forget me but time will make me love you more than before.<br /> <br /> If I never met you, I wouldn&#039;t like you. If I didn&#039;t like you I wouldn&#039;t love you. <br /> If I didn&#039;t love you I wouldn&#039;t miss you, but I did, I do and I will.<br /> <br /> My heart longs for you, my soul dies for you, <br /> my eyes cry for you, my empty arms reach out for you.<br /> <br /> Forget who hurt you yesterday, <br /> But don&#039;t forget who loves you tenderly today.<br /> <br /> Love can make you happy but often times it hurts,<br /> but love is only special when you give it to who its worth.<br /> <br /> Boyfriends come and go, but friends are forever.<br /> <br /> The hardest part of loving someone is knowing when to let go, <br /> and knowing when to say goodbye.<br /> <br /> No pleassure, no expressions just an illusion of what should of but wasnt.<br /> <br /> I hate you for not letting me have you.<br /> <br /> Forget the times he walked by, Forget the times he made you cry, <br /> Forget the times he spoke your name, Remember now your not the same. <br /> Forget the times he held your hand, Forget the sweet things if you can,<br /> Forget the times &amp; Don&#039;t pretend, Remember now he&#039;s just your friend.<br /> <br /> The day you finally decide to love me will be the day <br /> after the day I have given up on chasing you<br /> <br /> <br /> I hate to see the one I love happy with somebody <br /> but I surely hate it more to see the one I love unhappy with me...<br /> <br /> I had a dream and it was about you ... <br /> I smiled and recalled the memories we had ... <br /> then I noticed a tear fell from my eyes ... you know why? <br /> Coz in my dream you kissed me and said goodbye ...

This is amazing. I love this poem. I can totally relate to this. Great job.

on Jan. 14 2011 at 10:07 am
MeanPeopleDead SILVER, Rouseville, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;i yam what i yam and that&#039;s all that i yam&quot; -popeye, the sailor man<br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to burn out then to fade away&quot; -kurt cobain

This is beautiful, wonderfull, fantastical, and what everyone needs to slap them in the face every morning. Thankyou.

carijoy SILVER said...
on Jan. 8 2011 at 5:12 pm
carijoy SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
8 articles 24 photos 51 comments

Hahaha, I do not worry about it. People can think what they want, it no longer bothers me.

And I don't think someone would go out of their way to overly comment my work... I think it just effects people in the same ways... And they read others' comments, then write similarly.


on Jan. 7 2011 at 7:10 am
_MissLaurel_ BRONZE, Moosic, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 8 comments

A true reflection of the heart of a teenage girl. A truely beautiful and truely relatable piece. 5 Stars.

~Miss Laurel


Bridie ELITE said...
on Jan. 6 2011 at 7:14 pm
Bridie ELITE, Massapequa, New York
109 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
She can because she thinks she can.

This is one of my favorite poems on teen ink. And when I saw it was one of the most read articles again i got really excited! Great work and keep writing. =) 

Jones said...
on Jan. 6 2011 at 10:08 am
Jones, Spotsylvania, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
Hey

This is absolutely, positively beautiful. The imagery is excellent. Your word choice fits perfectly, and the whole poem flows. I love the message you convey in this. Your point is definitely proven. Please keep it up. Check out some of my work if you have time.

sadness12 said...
on Jan. 5 2011 at 5:25 pm
that is wat i need!! u took the words rite out of my mouth!! thnk u!!

on Jan. 5 2011 at 10:24 am
LilStinka SILVER, Lynden, Washington
5 articles 4 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn&#039;t. - Erica Jong<br /> Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers. - Shakespeare

I really liked it! I love how it doesn't rhyme all the time but flows all the same :) great job

jhfas said...
on Jan. 5 2011 at 7:41 am
At least young people can spell "their"

on Dec. 23 2010 at 1:29 pm
not.that.girl BRONZE, Troy, Michigan
1 article 2 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. <br /> Words without thought never to heaven go.

i agree with LuverBoiNPain: it totally expresses a natural human feeling. i mean, eveyone has their personal fanasies about love, and this poem tells you about the love fantasy of someone who sees themself as so unlovable that they think they will never achieve love. it really brings you down to earth on the subject of romance, with all of its fairy-tale endings and Happily-Ever-After.

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great job and keep writing!


on Dec. 21 2010 at 4:37 pm
luver.boi.n.pain, Sebastopol, California
0 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;He taught me how to love, but not how to stop.&quot;-anonymous<br /> &quot;Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.&quot;-Aristotle

Its how we feel. We can't change or alter that.

on Dec. 21 2010 at 4:37 pm
luver.boi.n.pain, Sebastopol, California
0 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;He taught me how to love, but not how to stop.&quot;-anonymous<br /> &quot;Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.&quot;-Aristotle

Its a natural human feeling, especially for those of us who have been through alot and have more feelings than words. I understand the pain. Keep writing. Your depiction when you write is amazing. I hear you.

on Dec. 18 2010 at 11:42 pm
ToRemember SILVER, Somersworth, New Hampshire
6 articles 1 photo 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
dont ever tell me the sky&#039;s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

great job dont listen to that kid, your great, theres feelings behind it, ones i can very very very very much relate to, at this exact moment i feel the same way. 

on Dec. 16 2010 at 10:32 pm
sleepyloon BRONZE, Wilsonville, Oregon
2 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Power is the ability not to have to please.<br /> --Elizabeth Janeway Writer

I think it's too shallow. How are young writers supposed to be taken seriously when all thier work sounds the same?

on Dec. 10 2010 at 9:46 pm
Monkee63 SILVER, Independence, Kentucky
9 articles 0 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I want to feel my life while I&#039;m in it&quot;- Meryl Streep<br /> &quot;Live, Life Love&quot;<br /> &quot;Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but you can&#039;t have a rainbow without a little rain.&quot;

I completly know what you mean.....this poem is great especailly since it is so easy to relate to and understand how you feel.

on Dec. 9 2010 at 9:48 am
Love is not fair its passion a trader that will back stab you when you at least expect it. It wont last its really hard to find the right one when the past is still there and stayed like a scar. As the heart is alive never let it manipulate you because the pain wont leave. The more pain you have the more anger and hate you will like you will end up like a sour lemon that wont never let you make youre life. Its better stying solo and closer to god if you belive and have faith nobody said love would be worth it they just promise it would be worh it. love the ones that are closer to you because its never to late to change and be with your love ones as they are alive make  your choice.

on Dec. 6 2010 at 11:00 am
I know what you mean. i have loved many people, but never let them love me. love sucks because you cant help who you fall in love with. Sometimes its with the wrong person, and you just dont want to be in that relationship. love is so strong. it makes you do things you really dont want to. But love is also good becuase you know that person is going to be there for you.

on Dec. 3 2010 at 4:54 pm
Love_with_no_Heart BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 13 comments
this is s true, and right to the core. i love it soooo muuchhh! it touched me with just the title.... this is exactly how i feel..

buggy said...
on Dec. 2 2010 at 1:06 pm
this is beautiful

S M Wells said...
on Dec. 2 2010 at 7:13 am
With so many similar coments. Do you ever wory about there legitimacy?