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[katieann43]

don't

don't talk to me
i'm not listening

don't look at me
i'm not smiling

don't wink at me
i'm not laughing

don't come for me
i'm not going

don't frown for me
i'm not crying

don't ask of me
i'm not thinking

don't look for me
i'm not waiting

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[mynewbestfriend]

i like this...

the speaker is not wanting to feel, not wanting to react in any way... but it's not necessarily a depressed feeling...more like a feeling of blankness. but the last line..."i'm not waiting"...to me it kind of sums it all up. she's not waiting on someone else to define how you feel...she doesn't want that person (or people) to cause her to feel anything...rather she wants to own her own feelings...to define them herself. she doesn't want to feel so dependent on other people for her emotions and actions.... but i can also see it as directed to one person.... with the same sort of frustration behind it... it's to the point where she's throwing up her arms and saying no, i don't want to depend on you for how i feel...

so that's what i got out of that...hehe. :) it's good Katie. :)

[katieann43]

whoa... whit, that is so much what this poem is about...

thank you so much for reading it and actually thinking about what it meant to you. it's so great to me that you're actually interested in seeing what i have to say, and applying/understanding it for yourself. i'm so glad you like it. :)

[katieann43]

also, I think it's so incredible that in so few words i was able to convey my idea to you... as a writer that is SO exciting!

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[mynewbestfriend]

man...you put all that i felt about myself last semester in to a beautiful poem....that's so great!! anytime you want someone to read your poetry, i'm here!!!