PoemsBrowse PoemsSlamsFresh DropEchoes
LearnWriting TipsPoetry TermsPoets & ArtistsBooksFor Teachers
ExplorePoetry GenomePoem MapEchoesTake ActionGroups
AboutWrite a PoemDonateSign UpLog In

The Somebody I Never Knew


He left me

Walked away 

Threw it out the window

Never looked back

And to this day

I look back

Over my shoulder

Looking for you

A face I've never seen

But dream about

Every night

 

I'm wasting my time

Missing you

All the damn time

I'm chasing a faceless dream

But I can't stop

Don't know how to unlove you

I'm seeing things

That aren't there

And I don't feel it

When I hit the ground

Reaching for you

You were never there

Even if I can feel you

Everywhere

All around me

Inside of me

 

They don't understand

Why I hold on

And neither do I

But I do

I hold on to you

As hard as I can

Squeeze my eyes shut

Nice and tight

And I wonder

Where you are tonight

I'm wasting my time

All the damn time

Missing you

But I can't help it

Don't know how to let you go

 

I don't want to know

I don't need to know

Why you couldn't stay

Let me go

But I miss you

My faceless dream

The dream I chase

Been chasing

Since I was a little girl

Chasing you

Because I miss you

The somebody

I never knew

©All Rights Reserved

Something wrong with this poem?

Share

Replies are closed for this poem.

Your Poem's Voice

See what makes your poem unique — its voice, energy, themes, and the literary traditions it draws from.

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.

Log in to leave a comment.