Pretend to Pretend

by heather321

  • Poetry

Published March 1, 2012

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"love you too" he jokes.
His words echo down the hallway
followed by his perfect laughter.
 
We’re best friends,
nothing more.
 
His fingers intertwine with mine,
an inside joke - not real
and his text "goodnight my love" means more to me than it should.
 
Every word, every touch,
means nothing special to him as he laughs,
and I laugh too, but I break inside
 
I love him,
Nothing less.
 
He can’t know, that I want our friendship to be more,
so I must pretend.
No, I must pretend to pretend,
to love him.
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alliyah1234 commented Comment · Mar 1, 2012

Holy Jebus! I think it'd be safe to say that we've all had our fair share of experiences like this. You capture it so precisely; the heartbreaking moment when you realise that you'll never mean as much to him as he does to you ;( Good job!!!



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