A School Crush Paradox..

Heyyyy! Catsz here to drop by and leave a review for the Berry Cool Crew! Let's get into this maybe romantic poem!

Hey, all school crushes start somewhere xD
It's especially strong when you're bored and tired of work, and then BOOM. Crushes are so exciting when it starts.
Sometimes though, you fall in love with the idea of them, and not the actual person. You fall in love with your daydreams, and the pretend world of dates and romance. It's so hard to stay in reality then, and you spiral down. In class, during recess, at home, YES I know how it feels. You opened up to them, and you fell in love with a distant, fake version that you made up, instead of actually living in the moment.

It's hard to accept, then, that the playful, romantic version that you made up doesn't exist, and it gets trampled by the reality; he's a liar, and you've been chasing the wrong person. I used to be obsessing over this boy, and I wrote so many poems, songs, and diary entries about him, until he quit swimming, and I soon became aware that he was only bragging, showing off, and genuinely a jerk. But it still took months to get over the feelings, and it's okay! It'll take a while, but like your poem said..."one day.."

Overall, this is so playful, yet truthful in a way, and I love the vibes it gives off! Brings back memories.
Happy Writing!
~catsz

Gotta relate to this poem because the only thing that's keeping me from staying at home and sleeping all week is my bf. I mean he is the only thing that helps me get through the day.


I find it so beautiful and romantic how someone in our life can change it for the best

Hello again! As you know I'm already quite a fan of your work and this too didn't disappoint me ^^
The poem starts with the feeling of not wanting to go to school, which is, quite honestly, extremely relatable not just for me but for a lot of us. Then we see the speaker fall for someone from their school, a crush, perhaps simply an infatuation at this point which radiates a lot of youthful energy, followed up by how the crush made the speaker feel ("You were the light to my darkness./ You made my day/ Like when rabbits see hay/You found the real me./You left me at ease.") which is pretty well described, although I do wonder how the speaker's crush found the "real me" if they weren't theirs in the first place (I hope what I'm saying makes sense).

Then we reach the second part of the poem, the 'paradox' if you must, where the speaker finds out that their crush was nothing but a mirage, perhaps a revelation or a lie that made them realise they weren't who they seemed to be. On a side note I do have to add that it seems like the speaker didn't fall for the person but with the idea of that person. That aside we see that the speaker keeps falling for their crush despite everything and couldn't help themselves, ending the piece cleverly with Laufey's song. Now, in my speculation this is not exactly love, it's obsession, infatuation and helplessness. But then again what is love anyways, right? I love how your poem opens a door for this conversation and yeah I love it )

Keep writing!