"unsend" poems
Finally got my second chance,
The other night or other day
I had a dream I sent this man I work
with an email, I think from my personal email address,
Revealing something I can't remember now
that was too personal in nature.
As soon as I sent it, I realized it
was the end of the world. I knew I couldn't unsend it
so I braced myself and told myself so what.
Then I woke up and was relieved this was just a dream,
this whole thing that never happened, just one less thing
to worry about.
But it felt like so close of a call.
That was last week or something,
Today I work, I go on too loudly,
He can always overhear me.
Sometimes I pass him in the hallways,
I look the other way.
Maybe it wasn't a second chance at all,
Just a retelling of what really does happen,
every day, every day.
Jul 13, 2015
Jul 13, 2015 at 3:38 AM UTC
I've written you a
hundred message
that'll I'll never send
and made you poems
that I'll never show
Nov 14, 2015
Nov 14, 2015 at 1:26 PM UTC
just like my text , l wish l could unsend my feelings
Feb 9, 2022
Feb 9, 2022 at 2:34 PM UTC
It starts as a whisper, soft in my chest,
A thought unbidden, unkindly guest.
The urge to reach, to bridge the divide,
Where silence now stretches, too wide, too wide.
I pace the floor; I cradle my phone,
In this quiet war, I’m never alone.
Your name, like a needle, ****** at my brain,
Rewinding the reel of our joy and our pain.
Each old message, a relic, a hit,
I scroll through the past, scratching the itch.
The words are hollow, their warmth has fled,
But I cling to their ghosts like they're still being said.
My heart races faster, my reason grows dim,
This craving feels cruel, a fight I can’t win.
To press "send" would be bliss, a fleeting reprieve,
But I fight the withdrawal, cry tears on my sleeve.
So I silence the urge, let the moment decay,
And watch as the craving slowly fades away.
The answer’s not hidden in words I once knew,
But in learning to live without reaching for you.
Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024 at 3:46 PM UTC
I wish I could undo
These feelings I have for you;
Hoping these butterflies in my stomach calm down
Because I know;
They're fluttering for a lost cause.
I wish I could unsend
Those awkward messages;
Those weak clauses I try and make
Just for you to keep talking;
Making your time a waste.
I wish I could erase
The memories of the little things we do;
That to me mean everything
And that to you, mean nothing at all;
An unfair compromise.
I wish these wishes
And keep on wishing
That this wishful thinking
Just cease on wishing;
That I go back to the reality and stop believing.
But I'll never forget.
How you saved this lost cause.
When you pretended that nothing was wrong;
How you said everything was okay;
How you said you want to help.
I'll never forget
How I said no to your offer
How you said I broke you
How I pushed you farther away;
Yet how desperate I was to welcome you back.
I'll never forget
The things we shared;
Those little things we said,
Those words you told me;
I hope you don't forget;
Even if I mean nothing special.
Nov 28, 2017
Nov 28, 2017 at 11:23 PM UTC
12 am.
I ghost write in your dms.
The hidden side of me
Comes out to speak
Descriptions of soft weekends.
Fantastical phantom words
That weave together our beginnings
We balance on a lie
If anyone found out we'd end
So
Delete the messages
Or press unsend.
Solely between us
Our secret sins.
Nov 16, 2023
Nov 16, 2023 at 6:28 AM UTC
I am so scared to write to you
Because I am scared about your answer
being out there is something I am not into
As I write to you my heart starts to beat faster
I want to unsend it but I can't anymore
I stare at the message for a while
Did I think this through, not so sure
My head, my thoughts and my feelings go wild
What do I expect him to say
I have always loved you
I have never felt the same
So many answers one can assume
I check my phone again
I shrug and let my phone drop
Suddenly I see a notification with his name
I stare at it and my heart stops...
Jul 28, 2017
Jul 28, 2017 at 7:44 AM UTC
Thinking it’s a waste of time
What’s the point if I’ve tried so many times
When every time is ignored
Thought I’d give feelings one last go
What a fool I was to do that
I’m only relevant when It’s suits you.
I’ll bring pretend I didn’t send anything it’s
All in your imagination by pressing unsend.
I can put you on mute also.
Trying to keep myself together when I’m falling apart.
Putting a fake smile on my face everyday pretending that I’m fine.
Sometimes people say you write the best things in your life when you’re sad or hurt
I guess they’re right..
I wish I never let myself fall for you maybe it was just the thought of you.
Aug 27, 2021
Aug 27, 2021 at 3:34 AM UTC
Once I gave a shot to the moon,
But my heart went over too soon!
That it landed on a bright star,
Not knowing that it will go afar!
So many words I want to say,
Feelings are too deep to relay.
Messages that are kept unsend,
Rules of love must not be bend!
As I search within my heart,
There you are tearing me apart!
If what's at stake is my dignity,
I must let go of my insanity!
Dec 30, 2016
Dec 30, 2016 at 5:50 AM UTC
Poems,
like unsend letters
Putting it out there.
Sending them to the universe.
Like traveling stars from afar.
Hoping they reach their destination.
For the one to read and understand.
Shell✨🐚
Jun 5, 2024
Jun 5, 2024 at 7:11 PM UTC