#thirdwheel
Remember when
We went downtown
Bought every item on the shelves
Of lush and tried them on
When we tried one sample
Of every flavor from Ben & Jerry’s
When we sat on a bench
And poured our hearts out to each other
For no reason
Watched the bucket drummers
Playing
Remember?
Of course you don’t
Because
Remember when
I planned my day
And you said you couldn’t come
Try samples and clothes
Because you wanted to hang out
With your better friends
May 21
May 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM UTC
Ba-thump, Ba-thump
My heart is still beating
Every time it sees even a glimmer, it beats harder and faster
The light it once saw only flashes sometimes
Like in Morse Code
Communicating a message I could never understand
And when the light flashes
And my heart beats
The scarlet shadow is always there
Guiding the light away
Until it hardly looks my way anymore
Just the two beautiful beings
And me
Alone
Their light show fills the skies
And tears fill my eyes
Maybe it's better this way
Until they've moved far away
And I can't take it anymore
I won't be abandoned
Even if I have to run away first
I call out to them, I call out
My voice building with screams
First they will change, not me
I'm done
Being the one who suffers
But they just run away faster
Any reason to get away
Freed from their biggest problem
Then I know I made a mistake
I call out, tears streaming down my face
I want them to understand
Their light show, it's too bright
It hurts our eyes
It hurts my eyes
But they don't care
It's too late
They hardly need an excuse to run now
Like they were only tolerating me before
But now I'm no longer tolerable
A fly to be waved away
My heart cries out
For I love them!
But they are tired of me
I call out
My cries fall on deaf ears
As they slowly turn and walk farther and farther away
I guess my dream was a premonition
That one day, my friends would walk away
Leaving me as my tears soak the floor
I felt strong and right
But I don't want to say goodbye
I did but now I don't
Still, I keep my voice from shaking around them
If they see my weakness and trembling,. they will only yell more
They won't believe me
That what I'm saying is true
Because I believe it wholeheartedly
But I still love them
They say they forgave me
But I sense their anger
The light blinds my eyes with its anger
And I don't know how to react
Something so sweet turned so harsh and gaudy
Mar 27
Mar 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM UTC
She said she can’t love you for more then two days
And yet you both still act like a couple
But if i were to love you, i would love you for eternity
I would love you every waking moment if you only gave me a chance
And the sad part is, i can never say that i love you more then friends
Because you love her
And she might love you
And i’ll forever be the third wheel
Jun 10, 2025
Jun 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM UTC
I know you both rather it just be you two
I can tell by the way you look at me
By the way you look at each other
By the way i walk away and you don’t follow
Jun 8, 2025
Jun 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM UTC
Here i sit in the back watching you two interact
I don’t want to feel this way but i do
You’re both carefree and happy as I’m just a spectator waiting for love
May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
I thought you considered me a friend
You were always nice to me
But I am afraid
That I thought wrong
Well, being wrong has become as common
As India failing to win a global cricket tournament
Especially as far as people are concerned
Thanks to my autism
Though I was not aware of it
When I was in college with you all
I was always seen as different
Well, it is true that I am different
But I was never one of you
I was a lone wolf
Left to fend for myself
At the slightest hint of trouble
You never took me seriously
I was always the problem child
Who just needed to "grow up"
And then everything would be taken care of
It also didn't help
That I was a South Indian
Though my Hindi was decent
You always saw me as a "Madrasi"
But I saw you all as human beings
Not fair-skinned North Indians
Anyway, you must understand one thing
Friendship is not a joke
It is a serious relationship
If you can't be friends after college
Then you can never be friends at all
Don't call me a friend
And then take me for granted
Leaving me to drown
In a pool of my deepest insecurities
Which, by the way
Would never have been created in the first place
Had you possessed the guts
To be honest with me
Right from the start
Instead of playing your precious games
Just call me an acquaintance
And be done with it
Full stop
Dec 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 at 10:50 AM UTC
the girl in my dancing class has a secret
she's not good at hiding
i can tell quite well
she's fallen for him
and for a while now
the boy i eat ice cream with has a secret
i can also read his mind
his smile can't lie
he loves her too
oh what a joy
time passes with a veil of white
my heart is spilling with trite words
that speak every word of truth
she looks so happy
and so does he
why would anyone interfere upon two walking sunshine
but you see
she's given up dancing
so i dont see her as much
she wants to spend time with him
instead of focusing on silly stuff
he doesn't eat ice cream with me anymore
instead rather with her
he wants to grow a stronger connection
and i totally get it
watching the time grow old with grey hair and wrinkled skin
i've always been alone
if he loves her
what else can occur
then her loving him
Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020 at 4:58 AM UTC
You were someone
I could go to
When I wanted to feel
Closest to my happy self
But she took my place
Occupying your attention
Giving you what I cannot give
And so I step back
And let you go where you want to go
But still hoping you would
Step aside and walk beside me
Talk to me
Like we used to before
Jan 26, 2020
Jan 26, 2020 at 9:08 AM UTC
If love is a two way street
I'm the person on the sidewalk
Oct 8, 2019
Oct 8, 2019 at 6:08 AM UTC
I made a new friend
She is short and sweet
She is the best
so happy we got to meet
We do everything together
We share all our secrets
Confide in each other
and embrace the uniqueness
We bonded so fast
And are both equally clumsy
We giggle at our mishaps
And our awkward tendencies
My friend has a boyfriend
She takes him everywhere
We all hang out
They make a good pair
But lately its been hard
There has been a lot of meetings
Used to have her to myself
This kinda feels like stealing
I am happy for her
I'm sure i would do the same
If i were in her position
I would surely sing his name
But I'm a single pringle
And this can make things hard
All my friends are dating
Guess i was dealt a different card
But i wish that they could know
How lonely it can feel
when you get stuck
being the third wheel
Apr 10, 2019
Apr 10, 2019 at 12:46 AM UTC
you had your eyes on him for a while,
and i could tell that you really did love him.
for a while, you guys were happy together.
i was happy for you because you were happier than ever before.
but i wish that i told you what i had discovered earlier that year.
that while going after another's heart we often use our own as a stepping stone.
it wasn't until you came running into my arms, crying, after musical practice
that my resolve shattered.
it had been two wonderful months between you two,
but nothing good ever lasts, as you discovered.
I held you close as you choked out the words, explaining what happened.
"he's been looking at others," you sobbed into my shoulder.
"and...and, i asked him if he loved me," you took a shaky breath, barely able to squeak out the next words. "....he said no"
you broke away from our embrace, still unable to control your misery.
i hated that i couldn't help you.
but as the philosophers did say, history repeats itself.
and two weeks later you and him are friends again.
i see the way you look at him.
even though he shattered your heart, you still love him.
i'm okay that it's not me.
as long as you're happy, i'll be happy.
like how two wrongs don't make a right,
two broken people don't make a stable relationship.
Feb 6, 2019
Feb 6, 2019 at 9:36 PM UTC
Third Wheel is OKAY
Third Party is not OKAY
But Third Wheelin'
While Third Partyin'
Is PURE EVIL
Mar 6, 2018
Mar 6, 2018 at 5:35 AM UTC
Nakakatawa dahil hanggang ngayon di ko parin alam kung bakit ganito. Kung bakit nasasaktan parin ako tuwing nakikita ka kasama niya. Sumasakit ang puso ko na para bang tinutusok nang isang libong karayom kung nakikita kong natutulala ka sa kaniya. Kumukulo sa inggit ang kung ano man sa kalooblooban ko dahil alam kong di ako. Di ako ang gusto mo. Di ako ang taong pinagbubuhusan mo nang pagmamahal. Di ako ang taong pinaghahangaan mo. Di ako.
Matagal ko na tong alam. At dapat matagal ko na ring natanggap. Pero bakit masakit parin? May gusto pa ba ako sayo? Sana naman hindi. Dahil kahit anong sakit ang nararanasan ko, di ko parin pipigilan ang pag iibigan nang dalawa kong munting kaibigan. Hindi man pansin sa iba na ako'y ganito, okay lang. Okay lang basta't kayo ay masaya. Okay lang. Kaya pa.
Apr 9, 2017
Apr 9, 2017 at 5:29 PM UTC
there once was a girl,very fair,
who seduced a man with her stare
they hugged and kissed
then his friends got ******
and she "tripped" down some stairs
Jun 2, 2015
Jun 2, 2015 at 5:22 PM UTC
I am a little drop of tear
Falling from the eye of a soul in heaven
Willing to make his lover hear
That he watches her twenty four seven.
At the moment of despair
When he sighs out warm air
I make my way back to him
As if I was called upon by the grim
To finish my journey on land
And come back with memories hand in hand.
He never notices me
Since I am a ****** dew
So he never sees
That the people I trust are just few,
The people I love the most
Are limited in my heart.
I fall again
When he cries for his lover
I tap my fingers on her window
But she ignores it as she doesn't know
How much effort it takes
To help someone reunite
How much tantrums people make
When they have a fight.
His screams growl in the sky
The lightning flickers like a broken bulb
I am too shy
To tell I'm not comfortable being his messenger
When I have a message for him
But I still try,
To reach her,
Endeavoring to break her window
With the infuriated winds
To try and tell her he left
But now he only thinks
About her and no one else
Not even the one beside him, his messenger
The shy messenger, the silent one
Trying to wake up the resilient,
His lover, who has become deaf
After years of misery and listening to the heaven's cry
Without realising that it was her lover,
And an effort of the lonely messenger to make them reunite.
I am the small part of this story,
The story of three lovers,
I being the messenger
Being the soft and small part of his tear,
Reaching his lover,
Trying to make her smile,
Trying to make him smile
But as the rainy season ends,
All the tears freeze,
The cold winds start to blow,
The hard to bear heavy breeze,
I regret to make a delay
In trying to make him smile in glee
For all my petty efforts failed
To make him see that day
When like all the romantic stories
End in a cliche.
Mar 12, 2015
Mar 12, 2015 at 3:11 PM UTC
It’s always said that being a Third Party is the worst. The Third Wheel, the Fall Back Friend, the Tag Along Buddy. Labels for that person make one feel bad about having this spot.
But you never hear the good side, do you?
~
She looked amazing in this glorious white dress of hers; one of my longest and most cherished best friends was standing in front of me ready to walk along the red carpets. There were no words between us, we just looked at each other and smiled. The memories of our past trickled through our minds as tears slid down her face…
I remember the first time I met her.
I remember the first time I met him.
We became a trio, us three. An unstoppable group of friends that wouldn’t be broken up. Looking forward to seeing each other made even the worst days great. We were kids, youthful and energetic kids always finding a way to bother each other. The laughs we shared, the arguments we had. The memories, the headaches and heart flutters.
I remember when she first liked him.
I remembered when he first liked her.
But before I could begin sprinting after them to exclaim my affection as well, they were already ahead of me. Their silhouettes had strings connected to one anothers heart. And I was left behind to find my own way to them. I became the third wheel.
There were stolen dances, given kisses; forbidden love, and true love.
We had created such a mess of strings, I ended up being trapped in the middle of it all. The Third Wheel pedestal. But it wasn’t a ***** pedestal, I made sure to keep it clean.
I knew that the feelings I felt could not be acknowledged. My feeling were meant for another and I was to be their Third Wheel. However, I would not be a Third Wheel of wanting to belong. No. I became a Third Wheel of support, a pillar to keep them happy. Our trio couldn’t be broken so easily. Even when he went away to war, even when she started a career for herself. I reached to the ends of the earths for them, helping support them even if they didn’t notice me anymore.
I made the title of Third Wheel into my armor; and they became my beloved family to protect
And here I am now, still their support and still their best friend. She muttered words of thanks for our friendship. Her breath was shaky, but my hand on her shoulder helped calm her nerves. One final breath- and she turned to walk out the huge doors. She walked toward him; he smiled at her. They both looked so breathtaking in her dress and his tux. I stayed back and watched as they said their words of commitment and gave their kiss. The smile on my face was something I couldn’t fight, I was happy for them.
The heavy pillar I carried to support them was ready to be put down. And once I let the weight off my shoulders, I took a breath of relief. One last look at them. One last look at the trio of what used to be kids, now grown adults ready to face the world. The cheers and music in front of me was my closure, as I turned and walked down the steps; ready to take on the world with the title of “Third Wheel” bravely.
Nov 15, 2014
Nov 15, 2014 at 8:38 PM UTC