A Like Poem

I’m not writing you a poem to tell you we’re alike

cause we’re not

we’re two beautiful individuals

we just have a few shared ideas

I’m not writing you a love poem

because as i’ve learned

the hard way

love is a strong word

and should not be thrown around

treated like some common phrase

because it means the world to someone

that they mean the world to you

If you can’t already tell

this isn’t your average poem written about a girl

i’m not declaring an undying love for you

or telling you how i’ll never be the same without you

because those feelings have yet to come

but when they do, you better believe there will be poems about it

I’m also not going to write you a poem telling you how you look to me

How when I look into your brown eyes I see the earth

that when you sow seeds of happiness with patience and understanding

you reap a beautiful harvest

or how your lips have such a curve to them

that I swear they were made to meet mine

Or how your body, no matter how much you say you hate it

I say I love it and every curve of it

Or that your hands feel right in mine

How your voice makes me smile

Instead

I’ll write you a simple poem:

Roses are red

Violets are blue

Writing poetry is hard

but I like you.