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Taylor B  Aug 2013
Tell Me Why?
Taylor B Aug 2013
Tell me why you did it?
Tell me why did you had to go out and get yourself a girlfriend?
You had only just asked me out

Tell me why?
Tell me why I was not good enough
Tell me was it because I was older than you?
Tell me was it because I would be driving very soon?

Tell me why?
Tell me was it because I was more intellectual than you?
Tell me was it because she was prettier?
Or was it because you were afraid?

Tell me why?
Tell me why you had to rub her in my face?
Tell me why you chose her over me?
Tell me why you had to do that to me?

Tell me why?
Tell me why you continued to flirt with me when you were with her?
Tell me was she no longer good enough?
Tell me why you are still together?

Tell me why?
Tell me why you felt the need to know if I still like you?
Tell me why you wanted to know even though you are in a committed relationship?
Tell me do you no longer have feelings for her?

Tell me why?
You tell me how you like me
You tell me that you want me
You tell me you originally asked me out because you liked me

Tell me why?
Tell me why you and your girlfriend are still together
Tell me who do you want?
Tell me why have you been ignoring me?

Tell me why?
Tell me why you flirt so much with me?
Tell me dose she not matter to you?
Tell me how and why you and your girlfriend are still together?

Tell me why?
Tell me why I have to hide my feelings for you?
Tell me why you have to hide your feelings for me?
Tell me why does she hates me now?

Tell me why?
Tell me why she thinks I am the one to blame?
Tell me why you don’t back off when I ask you to?
Tell me why you are making me look like the bad person here?

Tell me why?
Tell me why I want you so much when I know I’m just going to get hurt in the end
Tell me why I still want you when you hurt me?
Tell me why I want you when you are just hurting me?

Tell me why?
Tell me why do you say we can be together in the summer?
Tell me why do you hate that I'm a vegetarian so much?
Tell me why do you have to put me down for who I am?

Tell me why?
Tell me how you can care so much for a girl and a woman?
Tell me why do you stand up for her when you care so much for me?
Tell me how I'm the bad guy here

Tell me why?
Tell me why are you still together after all this time?
Tell me why we have not gotten further?
Tell me why you are even doing this?

Tell me why?
Tell me why I don’t care anymore?
Tell me why I don’t care about her feelings anymore?
Tell me why I'm still invested in you?

Tell me why?
Tell me why you don’t care enough about her to go and cheat on her?
Tell me why am I so willing to let you commit adultery, just so I can get my first kiss?
Tell me is it just because you feel sorry for me or because you’re a ***** teen

Tell me why?
Tell me why I let you commit adultery?
Tell me why I have to feel guilty now?
Tell me do you feel no remorse?  

Tell me why?
Tell me why I let you cheat again?
Tell me why I did not stop when I knew there were other girls?
Tell me why did I want you when I knew you were a cheater?

Tell me why?
Tell me why did we have to get caught?
Tell me why I was willing to lie for you?
Tell me why I did not just tell her the truth?

Tell me why?
Tell me why did I still want you when at times you treated me like ****?
Tell me why when I knew you were trouble?
Tell me why did I keep going after you when I knew nothing more would come of us?

Tell me why?
Tell me why you never came to me for comfort when you found out she cheated on you?
Tell me were you able to see the signs?
Tell me are you now done with me?

Tell me why?
Tell me why did you have to ask me out in the most pathetic way possible?
Tell me why could you not just ask me in person?
Tell me why everything about us had to be kept hidden?

Tell me why?
Tell me why did you take her back?
Tell me why she took you back?
Tell me is it only because you know you can get some from her and you know I refuse to give you any?

Tell me why?
Tell me did you only peruse me because you had nothing better to do?
Tell me was it because you knew you could push my boundaries?
Tell me why I let our relationship go physically farther than it ever should of?

Tell me why?
Tell me why did things have to end as bad as they did?
Tell me why we could not end things and just be friends?
Tell me why I have to hate you?

Tell me why?
Tell me why I want to never remember my first kiss again?
Tell me why did I shed tears over you when you obviously don’t care about me?
Tell me why did you make all of those false promises?

Tell me why?
Tell me why I should not go and tell her the truth?
Tell me why I have to be the mature one here?
Tell me why did you have to break and shatter me?

Tell me why?
Tell me why do you want to talk after all this time?
Tell me why?
Is she is finally gone?
Tell me why I have to be your rebound girl?

I will tell you this
I will tell you this No not ever
I will tell you that I will never go back to the old me, the naïve girl that just wanted to feel loved and appreciated for once
I will tell you that because of you I am stronger than I ever was before
I will tell you that I'm not going to change just so I can have you
I will tell you this
I hate your gut and we won’t even be friends after all of this
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eva  Feb 2015
Untitled
eva Feb 2015
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ryn  Aug 2014
Digging Deep
ryn Aug 2014
Tell me why it seems like the walls are closing in
Tell me why my hopes they're stretched far and thin
Tell me why my dreams still struggle in this fight
Tell me why every time I draw air but it feels so tight.

Tell me why in this turmoil my heart does wallow
Tell me why lifes' lessons by the heapfuls I choke to swallow
Tell me why I'm somewhat free but then again I am not
Tell me why I really do have but I haven't really got.

Tell me why I try to sleep many a restless night
Tell me why I am so afraid of many a fearful fright
Tell me why I still feel the way I have felt before
Tell me why I ask many questions which leaves me broken and sore.

Tell me why so much emotions run amok within me
Tell me why I look yet I do not really see
Tell me why despondence is back; it's here to haunt
Tell me why such uncertainties always beckons to taunt.

Tell me why I want more but I am quite contented
Tell me why I have to accept the path I've very much resented
Tell me why I already know but I still keep on asking
Tell me why it seems like the reasons are in every way lacking.

Tell me why I feel so happy but in fact I am so sad
Tell me why it all seems unfair but I have to be glad
Tell me why I found love in the most unfortunate circumstance
Tell me why to a mournful tune I am stuck in dance.

Tell me why my heart feels engorged but I can't release it all
Tell me why I am so scared but I would still want to fall
Tell me why I feel you close when you're farther than far
Tell me why it seems incredulous that we share the same star.

Tell me why I long to give you more when I can't this instant
Tell me why I can feel better but I seem so resistant
Tell me why sometimes I look up and curse at my luck
Tell me why I refuse to focus on courage that I really should pluck.

Tell me why I lay in bed dreaming of a place far away
Tell me why I find myself moping more and more each day
Tell me why I chose to be naive and in fate I do give trust
Tell me why time and time again it just gets ground to dust.

Tell me why I feel so beaten and weak when I should be strong
Tell me why I am so familiar in a place I don't belong
Tell me why I have to live with a mask on my face
Tell me why I feel like a marionette strung up by lace.

Tell me why I dug deep when these words make me cry
Tell me why the tears still trickle when my eyes are dry
Tell me why I share this when I know you would feel bad
Tell me why I would even spout the words that make you sad.

Tell me why these painful wounds I didn't choose to lick
Tell me why I didn't let them heal but instead I would pick
Tell me why I feel as though I am quite addicted
Tell me why it seems like I enjoy the dark I've inflicted.

Tell me why sometimes I question, the things you see in me
Tell me why you've said it many times but I don't really see
Tell me why I haven't drifted far when I should've a while ago
The reason is you; because you have chosen to love me.
David  May 2015
Tell her.
David May 2015
I'm going away for a while.
If you pass her by:
Tell her I miss her.
Her voice, her smile.
But tell her "boys don't cry".
Tell her I'm sorry,
though she already knows.
Tell her I still think of her,
say it though it shows.
And tell her I meant to say
that I wish things hadn't gone that way
that I wish I gave her a reason
for wanting me to stay;
and please tell her
that I'm not begging
or pleading
or wasting away.
Tell her I'm carrying on,
tell her I'm okay.

Tell her she's been in my dreams
and that last night I held her hand.
Tell her the cat gave my tongue back to me.
Just tell her, she'll understand.
Tell her it made me feel alive
to once again feel her touch.
Though feeling alive without her here
is not feeling very much.
But anyway,
tell her that I miss her
and that time we sat by the docks,
she knows,
I really meant to kiss her
right there,
but now I sit alone
and watch the clock.
"Time
goes by
so slowly"

Tick Tock, it goes,
Tick Tock
Tick
Tock.


But tell her I'm not lonely.
Tell her I'm quite alright.
I never needed someone to love me
or someone to hold me tight.
But tell her I wouldn't mind it
if she called me,
or took the time to write.
Even just to say good morning,
good afternoon, good evening,
or goodnight.
Tell her I was alone before I knew her,
that I got on just fine.
Just now it's but a little bit harder
So I'll sit down and sip on her city's wine,
I'll savour that bitter-sweet flavour,
and I will be
just fine.

Tell her Rome has fallen,
the war is over,
and I have lost the fight.
That she's better off without me
That what she did was right
But tell her that If I could go back,
and she knows that I would,
that I wouldn't hesitate to do it right
no matter what way God, fate, or karma
says it shouldn't or should.

Tell her I hope she's doing well
and that it isn't too late.
Though she might tell you
that too late it is.
And perhaps that's just fate.
Maybe we weren't made for each other,
like I had really hoped.
Maybe she's meant for another
and that's just how it goes.
Or maybe she needs nobody at all.
No one there to stand her up.
No one there to catch her fall.
But tell her I'm happy for her either way.
Tell her it's fine
Tell her it's okay.

But maybe you shouldn't tell her
anything that I have said.
I think it's best
for all of us
If any memory of me was wiped
away
from her head,
and she just forgets me instead.
It might be better if you tell her
That I never said a thing.
I think it's best if she forgets
Her forgetful little fling.

But wait.

I was more than that.
"And I know because she said so."
Tell her to forget my insecurity,
and please tell her,
because she might not know
that I was just scared
so afraid that she might leave,
that she might go:
That I pushed her away
that I pick up whats most important
disregard,
then foolishly throw.
But tell her I didn't mean it,
that it wasn't supposed to be so.

Tell her only good wishes to her I send.
That I was in the wrong.
that 'There are cracks in the walls
that I can't mend."

Again, to quote a song.

And tell her I'm a fool.
Not that she needs to be told,
because "only fools rush in"
and with her,
my heart was quickly sold.
Tell her I played the game,
I gambled,
and now all the dice have been rolled.
Tell her it's a strange feeling.
Tell her that "I will never grow so old".

Tell her when I asked for her kiss
and saw that look in her eyes:
I thought then she never wanted me.
Tell her I believed my own silly lies.
Tell her before I didn't see it
But God, I see it now.
Tell her I have to live with what I've done
but I'll get by somehow.

Tell her that in the airport
(for maybe she might laugh)
I was kicked out of a prayer room
for sleeping on prayer mats.
And as I lay on those mats,
a movie quote came to mind
"See you in another life
when we are both cats."

Maybe some meaning
I hoped she might find.

And tell her, before I forget,
on our last walk
she splashed a puddle
and I got wet.
But I didn't mind,
I didn't get upset.
Just tell her,
because I might not get a chance
that as she skipped, jumped,
gravity making her tied hair dance
"Well, it suddenly struck me,"
as she splashed that puddle:
and I knew, then and there,
I won't lie,
I would not deny
one
last
cuddle.
But such is life,
and life
is unfair.

Tell her I hope she finds her little house in the snow.
I won't be there, that much she will know.
Sad and regretful, maybe,
but spiteful I am not.
Tell her that I love her still.
Tell her
she'll always be my little teapot.
A poem that isn't relevant to my life situation or anything. Everything in quotes is either from a song or a movie. A lot of things that only one other person will get but still
Faith Ann May 2017
Tell me again.
Tell me how my choice doesn't matter.
Tell me that abortion should be illegal.
Tell me that my body is "just a host".
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm being dramatic for being scared to walk alone.
Tell me that I shouldn't wear that slightly revealing outfit.
Tell me that you think I'm on my period.
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm too fat.
Tell me I need to lose weight.
Tell me I'm being "too flirty".
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm pretty... But.
Tell me I'm too loud.
Tell me I'm too emotional.
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm "too pretty to be sad".
Tell me I have a great "***".
Tell me I've got a "nice rack".
Tell me again.
Tell me how exactly I can be "more feminine".
Tell me I'm "too excited".
Tell me I wouldn't understand because I'm a woman.
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm supposed to be in the kitchen.
Tell me to make you a sandwich.
Tell me I should "be at home" with the kids.
Tell me again.
Tell me I did good "for a woman".
Tell me I'm pretty "for a fat girl".
Tell me that's not ladylike.
Tell me again.
Tell me it's a "man's job".
Tell me I gained weight.
Tell me I shouldn't be afraid of the dark.
Tell me again.
Tell me how "****" I am like my looks are all that matters.
Tell me I'm smart "for a girl".
Tell me I'm ugly.
Tell me again.
Please tell me all of these things.
So I can tell you
Why you're wrong.
Because listen.
My choice does matter.
Abortion won't end because you make it illegal, it will just make it dangerous.
My body creates human beings.
I'm scared to walk alone because I don't know if that guy behind me is walking the same way as me or following me.
I can wear whatever I want.
Maybe I am on my period, doesn't mean that's why I want to punch you.
My body is perfect.
I will lose weight when It becomes unhealthy.
I'm not flirting, I'm just being nice.
I'm just pretty, no buts.
I'm loud because otherwise, you won't listen.
I'm emotional because I'm hurt.
I'm allowed to be sad no matter how pretty I am.
I do have a great "***", thanks for noticing, now be on your way.
I do have a "nice rack", keep your eyes off of them.
I am feminine enough.
I'm excited because I am doing something with myself, unlike some of us.
I can understand if you take the time to explain.
You can cook your own dinner.
I will not make you one more sandwich.
I will work to support myself.
I just did good, not "for a woman".
I'm just pretty, not "for a fat girl".
I don't care if it's "not ladylike".
It's just a job, anyone can do it.
So what if I gained weight?
I'm not afraid of the dark, I'm afraid of what lies within it.
My looks are only a small part of me.
I'm just smart, not "for a girl".
I am not ugly,
I am beautiful.
Faith Ann May 2017
Tell me again.
Tell me how my choice doesn't matter.
Tell me that abortion should be illegal.
Tell me that my body is "just a host".
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm being dramatic for being scared to walk alone.
Tell me that I shouldn't wear that slightly revealing outfit.
Tell me that you think I'm on my period.
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm too fat.
Tell me I need to lose weight.
Tell me I'm being "too flirty".
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm pretty... But.
Tell me I'm too loud.
Tell me I'm too emotional.
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm "too pretty to be sad".
Tell me I have a great "***".
Tell me I've got a "nice rack".
Tell me again.
Tell me how exactly I can be "more feminine".
Tell me I'm "too excited".
Tell me I wouldn't understand because I'm a woman.
Tell me again.
Tell me I'm supposed to be in the kitchen.
Tell me to make you a sandwich.
Tell me I should "be at home" with the kids.
Tell me again.
Tell me I did good "for a woman".
Tell me I'm pretty "for a fat girl".
Tell me that's not ladylike.
Tell me again.
Tell me it's a "man's job".
Tell me I gained weight.
Tell me I shouldn't be afraid of the dark.
Tell me again.
Tell me how "****" I am like my looks are all that matters.
Tell me I'm smart "for a girl".
Tell me I'm ugly.
Tell me again.
Please tell me all of these things.
So I can tell you
Why you're wrong.
Because listen.
My choice does matter.
Abortion won't end because you make it illegal, it will just make it dangerous.
My body creates human beings.
I'm scared to walk alone because I don't know if that guy behind me is walking the same way as me or following me.
I can wear whatever I want.
Maybe I am on my period, doesn't mean that's why I want to punch you.
My body is perfect.
I will lose weight when It becomes unhealthy.
I'm not flirting, I'm just being nice.
I'm just pretty, no buts.
I'm loud because otherwise, you won't listen.
I'm emotional because I'm hurt.
I'm allowed to be sad no matter how pretty I am.
I do have a great "***", thanks for noticing, now be on your way.
I do have a "nice rack", keep your eyes off of them.
I am feminine enough.
I'm excited because I am doing something with myself, unlike some of us.
I can understand if you take the time to explain.
You can cook your own dinner.
I will not make you one more sandwich.
I will work to support myself.
I just did good, not "for a woman".
I'm just pretty, not "for a fat girl".
I don't care if it's "not ladylike".
It's just a job, anyone can do it.
So what if I gained weight?
I'm not afraid of the dark, I'm afraid of what lies within it.
My looks are only a small part of me.
I'm just smart, not "for a girl".
I am not ugly,
I am beautiful.
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Lucy Jul 2017
Tell me I'm the funniest girl you've met
Tell me I'm creative 
-Tell me I'm not the as smart as you
Tell me you want to kiss me
Tell me we'll be together 
-Tell me you want this to be low-key 
Tell me about school 
Tell me about all your new friends 
-Tell me how you never mention me 
Tell me that I give great head 
Tell me I'm the only girl you talk to 
-Tell me about the text from your ex 
Tell me how special I am 
Tell me you love my voice 
-Tell me to shut up 
Tell me I'm beautiful 
Tell me to never change 
-Tell me why we can't take pictures together 
Tell me you love me
Tell me I make you happy  
-Tell me why you won't text me back 
Tell me I don't need to get any smaller 
Tell me you'll love my body no matter what
-Tell me my ribs pop out too much 
Tell me I need to take care of myself 
Tell me you're not jealous 
-Tell each other it's over
Tell me you miss me 
Tell me you want to see each other again
-Tell me why use me for *** 
Tell me let's hang out 
Tell me you want to meet my friends 
-Tell me why you came two hours away  just to **** 
Tell me why I can't let you go 
Tell me why I loved you so much
-Tell me what you think happened
Erica R Garcia Apr 2018
Tell me what it means to be a family. Tell me about dinners around the table and christmas cards. Tell me about how on Sunday morning you’ll all pile into the car and go to church together. Tell me about how your parents bought your car. Tell me about how your mom writes a check for lunch money. Tell me about New Year's parties. Tell me about summer camping trips and barbecues. Tell me about how bright the stars shine from grandma’s house. Tell me about grocery lists and chores. Tell me about your normal lives with your normal houses and your normal cars. Tell me that someday my kids will go to school and be as normal as you. Tell me that someday my future will look like yours.Tell me about knowing how to be happy. Tell me about having money. Tell me about having parents who went to college. Tell me about about never having a reason to cry or feel alone. Tell me about hope.
Cause I can’t.
What I can tell you is why I’m terrified of alcohol. I can tell you about late nights crying in my room as my parents screamed at each other. I can tell you about Christmases with no gifts. I can tell you about sitting in a room surrounded by a language that felt heavy and full of danger despite that fact I’ve spoken it all my life. I can tell you about choking on the smell of cigarettes. I can tell you about red eyes and the scent of skunk. I can tell you about being terrified to cry because if I don’t stop crying then I’ll be given something to cry about. I can tell you about dark closets. I can tell you about the look of disgust in my father's eyes because I like girls too sometimes. I can tell you about how the police know my face but I don’t exist on record because my sister and I look very similar. I can tell you about my family’s inability to commit to anything. I can tell you about letting everything build up to the point that I’m crying in my bedroom alone because I don’t know the answer to a question on my college application and it’s 3 am.
I can also tell you about how much patience my friends have for me. About how I always have someone to call at 3 am to figure out when the heck I’m supposed to graduate. About how having someone tell you they love you and finally feeling comfortable to know that they’re not lying to you. About having friends who are honest enough to tell you to stop acting like a 13 year old girl, put on your big girl pants and be happy. About how amazing it felt to realize after 17 years that I am allowed to be happy, even when others aren’t. About a group of friends that always have a hug and kinds words ready. About a love that makes me wonder how I lived without knowing it exists. About how it took ten years but I’ve finally found the light at the end of the tunnel.
So tell me of a life where everything is perfect and mom and dad still love each other...or maybe not. Maybe I’ll live on to see that perfect life and I wouldn't want to ruin the surprise. Maybe, just maybe I’ll find that I’m already living my perfect life. That’d be a fun surprise.
My boyfriend was telling me about his family vacations and some childhood memories and I just realized that I couldn't relate to them very well.

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