Stand Outside My Door

by ChaoticSchemer   May 5, 2009


I've got a man I love so much
So I can't have you anymore
But I always have these thoughts of you
And how it'd feel outside your door

They never go away
Not even after all these years
Not after all the broken hearts
Or all my fallen tears

You never wanted me
Until I wasn't there
Now you write to me about
The ways that you still care

Don't you have another
And a baby on the way?
Did you think I'd run right back to you
And pretend that that's okay?

Or did you think me foolish
To have one last affair
Just one night of shameful sex
For an eternity of despair

I'm not as naive as you think
I've grown since last we were
And I know you haven't changed a bit
Of this I know I'm sure

So old love, and my old friend
I'm putting you away
In a box somewhere inside my mind
And that's where you'll have to stay

I won't forget you but I can't
Take you with me anymore
It's time I show you how it feels
To want to stand outside MY door.

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  • 14 years ago

    by Kurt

    I want to say that this poem is really heartfelt. Each stanza flowed well and was still packed full of meaning.

    "Or did you think me foolish
    To have one last affair
    Just one night of shameful sex
    For an eternity of despair"

    ^^ That stanza reached out and touched me. So many times people think of only themselves and don't realize what situation they'd be putting you in.

    "So old love, and my old friend
    I'm putting you away
    In a box somewhere inside my mind
    And that's where you'll have to stay"

    ^^ Just wanted to point out this stanza because of the beautiful imagery. The reference to putting "you away" like you'd put away old photographs from the past is a brilliant tactic to enhance the poem's meaning.

    Anyway, I think this was beautifully written and really holds command over the reader's attention throughout the whole poem. Wonderful job.

  • 14 years ago

    by ChaoticSchemer

    This poem isnt the best, and im not the best, but comments would be appreciated. Thanks

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