“13 Ways of looking at love”
By Katelynn Bowen
Adorable
I throw the ball
And he stumbles after it.
Soft and pudgy,
Cute and cuddly
With its’ wet, black, pounding nose
Puppies make me smile
Unexpected
Long day
Hard at work
Opened the door
Him standing there
A dozen roses in his strong hand
Friendly
Mocking, shocking
No one likes me
Everybody hates me
Then she comes
And holds my hand
Fearful
Date night
Big screen
We almost kissed
But the butterflies
In my stomach
Did not agree
Mistrustful
He comes home
With the smell of her perfume
She walks to the bedroom
Not knowing what to say
She takes off through the window
To find her prince charming
Disrespectful
Walking through the school’s halls
Tripping, stumbling, people stopping
Hugs and kisses, holding hands
Not a place to show that mush affection
Respectful
Discussing, not arguing
Respected decisions
Coming to agreements
Relationship builds
Playful
Joke it up
Class clown
You hate him or you love him
Laugh so hard you cry
Abusive
Bruises, scars, teary eyes
No amount of makeup
Can hide the pain inside
Sarcastic
Plastic girl, popular
Lie to get attention
Say you love it to one person
The other, the opposite
In essence you hate the person
You just gave the compliment to look better
Withering/Dying
Work gets busy
Time consuming
I see him less and less as time rolls on
No flowers, no hugs, or kisses
It seems that our love is falling apart
Forceful
Boundaries exist, but have no limits
He grabs my hand and pulls me in
I don’t want to do anything
My heart and soul are forced to believe that this is OK.
Questioning
He’s my dream prince
I stare at him all day
One word to him might mess it all up
Should I talk to him or should I not?
No poetry by faculty/staff members for today's posting.
