I heard the phone ringing and I saw you move away
A private conversation ? Things I shouldn't hear you say ?
It happened once before , and you had that guilty look
And there isn't any " Simon " in your telephone book
You tell me he's a workmate asking if you know why
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I heard the phone ringing and I saw you move away
A private conversation ? Things I shouldn't hear you say ?
It happened once before , and you had that guilty look
And there isn't any " Simon " in your telephone book
You tell me he's a workmate asking if you know why
He can't find the number for your main supplier guy
So why do you whisper , why do you drop your tone , ...?
Why do you always have to wander away
Looking kind of sneaky in a nervous sort of way ?
Why should it matter if I hear you talk to him ?
You obviously reckon that I'm really pretty dim
I know you've got a mistress and it's her who's on the phone
Why does she ring you when she knows that I'm at home ?
Or maybe you just haven't bothered telling her I'm there ?
Does she know you're ... more
I heard the phone ringing and I saw you move away A private conversation ? Things I shouldn't hear you say ? It happened once before , and you had that guilty look And there isn't any " Simon " in your telephone book
You tell me he's a workmate asking if you know why He can't find the number for your main supplier guy So why do you whisper , why do you drop your tone , Looking at me sideways when you're answering the phone ?
Why do you always have to wander away Looking kind of sneaky in a nervous sort of way ? Why should it matter if I hear you talk to him ? You obviously reckon that I'm really pretty dim
I know you've got a mistress and it's her who's on the phone Why does she ring you when she knows that I'm at home ? Or maybe you just haven't bothered telling her I'm there ? Does she know you're married , and would she even care ?
Here you go again , edging slowly away Heading to the kitchen for the things you need to say Thinking I don't notice that your face is lighting up That you hide a beaming smile behind your empty coffee cup
What the hell's the point of sitting watching you play These adulterous games when you think I've looked away I'll just go off to bed and let you make your plan Whatever makes you think I couldn't find another man ?
Tomorrow it's my Birthday and I think I'll go and buy A skimpy , stunning outfit and I'll get myself a guy Who isn't going to take me for such a stupid fool Maybe the cute instructor from the local swimming pool !
So you can have your silly fling , and I will have one too And you can see just how it feels to be in my shoes Come tomorrow morning I'll be up and I'll be gone It's time that we admitted our relationship's gone wrong
The alarm clock is ringing and I notice you're not there Your pillow is deserted , no tousled mop of hair I can hear you downstairs moving quietly around And I lay and listen carefully to every little sound
Do you have an early meeting planned , you slimy creep ? Are you sneaking off to meet her while you think I'm still asleep ? And then I hear you coming back , I heard the creaky stair And as I open up my eyes I see you standing there
An enormous bunch of roses and a heaving breakfast tray A card and pink wrapped parcel for my twenty fifth birthday A smile that runs from ear to ear , a twinkle in your eye And when I see that diamond ring I really want to cry
I vaguely hear you telling me my best friend helped you choose She's been phoning you and meeting you to carry out the ruse She knew that I would love it though it meant you telling lies As both of you conspired to make this big Birthday surprise
And now it all comes crystal clear , she was the one who rang The one you spoke to softly , while you made your Birthday plan The tears you see fall from my eyes are guilt entwined with joy I hope you never know I thought you such a wicked boy !
And as you leave me with a kiss and set off late for work I lie in bed a little while and feel a proper jerk How could I not have trusted you , how awful and unfair That the planning of a gift I had assumed your Grand Affair .
And for the less romantically inclined , here are an extra couple of verses which I wasnt sure whether to include or not
You choose which you prefer !!
So as I lie there dreaming , vowing ne'er again to doubt I hear you leave the house and close the door as you go out Because I'm lying in our bed I didn't see you run Around the corner , looking back to see if you'd been sprung
For there's my friend , just waiting to fall into your arms Openly displaying all her ample female charms Then off you both go , giggling , how you'd duped the stupid wife Heading off towards her flat , towards your other life .
Advantages: It can be interpreted in any way you like Disadvantages: It can be misinterpreted...
This poem is a little personal to me, but I thought I'd add it on here anyway, hopefully you'll read it and rate it appropriately. (I am planning on studying English at college and university so I need to practise my poem writing abilities.) To help you understand the poem a bit more I'll give you a brief synopsis of my life (yup - here she goes!)
Basically, I have had one of those childhoods which you hear about on soap opera's and highly exaggerated ... ...very strict way so decided to carry on the tradition, therefore I was denied the wonderful freedom that most children have in their tender years. Instead I was made to do household duties to earn my keep and any disobedience was punishable by locking me in my room and either an almighty slap or "the wooden spoon." My mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclorosis (MS) when I was 10 and then fell pregnant with my little brother when I was 12, so just ...
SonataArctica 03.05.2006
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Unrequited Love
Do you know that I adore you?
Love you so much that it hurts.
I dreamt about you again last night,
Of candlelight glistening across our bodies
And your lips silhouetting my breasts
Dressing me in a gown of flowing kisses.
Your fingers stroking
My hands caressing,
Our essence cloaked in obsession.
As the first sunny beams of the day
Filtered from corner to corner Of my spellbound waking,
I felt the kind of emptiness
That ... ...again and yield to the fantasy.
Do you know that I adore you,
That my heart beats just for you?
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Someday
If , by chance you
Suddenly found that I was
On your mind both night and day,
That even sleep held no escape.
Maybe then you'd understand
Why I hate the ticking of a clock
And the passage of time.
If, by chance you
Suddenly woke up one morning
And realised that you loved
Me so much, ...
INXS-Girl 17.01.2007
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Advantages: It's lovely :-) Disadvantages: Sad :-(
Well, since my last poem received such great feedback I was trying to think of a new poem to write. Now, on the 8th of June I'm meeting somebody who I chat to and get on fantastically with online. I haven't met her in real life yet, so it's all a bit 'citing.
She sent me a short poem about us meeting up. She wrote the first four verses, I wrote the last four. It's short, but I personally think it's lovely :-)
The second part, Departure, keeps the ... ...the last. Enjoy ;-)
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MEETING
Well hello, it's nice to meet you
For the first and millionth time.
(Should I hug him straight away? Hard to say.)
How are you? How do you do?
Isn't the weather divine?
(Should I shake his hand? Hell, I know him too well.)
Erm, yes, so what now?
Now that we're here, I mean.
(I'm subtly trying to see if he's looking at me...)
You really are - wow,
As good as you could have ...
reddragonflame87 25.05.2007 (15.06.2007)
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A couple of people had mentioned to me that they'd like to see me write something in the Ciao Café, so after searching through all the topics up for discussion and not finding anything I felt particularly comfortable writing about, I decided to take the easy way out and post one of my poems. I've never showed any of my poetry to anyone before, so it feels rather strange putting it up here for all to see, but I'd love to hear what you think.
This ... ...couldn't find a poetry category where I felt it really fit, so I've placed it here as I think it suits it better than any of the other categories available. So, here goes……
I died once, for a moment. Wasn't painful, wasn't long.
I saw it; where I'm headed, where I'll end up when I'm gone.
I never thought it mattered, what I did while I was here.
I didn't for a second think that I would come to fear
The moment that I'm taken, but I know now that ...
dahlin 24.02.2008
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I suppose this isn't a poem of misunderstanding AS SUCH, but it is one of me trying to understand, and not being able to, therefore I suppose that COULD be construed as a misunderstanding, right??? Anyway, YOU can be the judge of that...
Never again will my lips touch yours
Is that what hurts me the most?
I don’t know what to do, what to feel anymore
But I do know that all just feels lost
Never again will you touch me so gently
Or look into ... ...that this is the case
The thought makes me want to run miles
Away from my sadness, away from my fear
That we’ll never again be a pair
I don’t know how to cope with the numbness I feel
Knowing you’re no longer there
But you’re closer than close in my memories
Closer than close in my life
How can I move on with you so nearby?
But no longer with me, no longer mine.
When I see you each day, I try to hide the hurt
I try to pretend I don’t care
...
Pmshack99 07.07.2007
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