here's the thing:
I know I am needy and jealous,
and my skin is only pretty in the summer,
and my hair frizzes more often than not,
and my nose is too big for conventional beauty

I know that I talk funny a lot,
and my body is disproportionate
(just like my music taste),
and I never really know what I'm talking about,
and my hands are always cold and clammy

I know that I apologize too much (sorry),
and that I usually make a big deal out of nothing,
and that I usually look angry,
even when I'm happy

I know that my exuberance is hard to handle,
and that I am easy to disappoint
and easy to be disappointed in,
and that I lose motivation too quickly,
and that my smile is too often late and clumsy

I know all these things aren't so great,
(and I know of many more),
but I know that
I am caring and loyal
and my skin gets tan
and warm and filled with sunlight
and my eyelashes are long and full
and when I smile for real,
it is sincere and warm and genuine

I know that I hold myself to higher standards,
and that I get very passionate about little things,
and that I read a lot more than most

I know that I am compassionate and considerate,
and find happiness in the smallest details

And I know that I am hardworking
(when I need to be),
but I also know how to relax,
and I can handle my own burdens
(as well as some of yours)

so between the pros and cons,
I hope someone will someday
find it in their heart
to fall in love with me
as I have done with you

I wrote a poem for the one
I used to love.
No I wrote my heart....for the one i used to
love.
Teacher gave me my first prompt
"write about a girl you like and describe her"
I wrote for hours starting from head to toe.
I wrote while walking side tracked when talking and
drained pens when all pencils broke.
I did my homework! for the one I used to love.
to bad I didn't turn it in would have gotten an c or above
but she liked it so much she tacked it above her bed.......
**** i think i'm in love, again.

how is it that something so simple
as a glimpse of you smiling and turning away
can send my heart into a frenzied pace?

I often wonder
if anyone has ever glanced at me
out of the corner of their eye
over and over again
because they didn't want to stare
but weren't able to look away

I wonder who, if anyone, has ever
caught their breath before
it even entered their lungs
because they thought they saw my curls
and was disappointed
because it was not me

I wonder if anyone's heart
has ever skipped a beat
because I smiled at them
or was driven insane
by my casual actions
and was dying to let me know
that for them,
everything was anything but casual
when it came to me

and I wonder if anyone
has ever sat in their room
with all the lights off
listening to love songs
and my name running through their head

I wonder
if anyone has ever
felt the way I do
about you