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The Garden Boy

November 20, 2015
By SageShort BRONZE, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
SageShort BRONZE, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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The Garden Boy has eyes greener than the grass that will sometimes be the color of the dirt too
The Garden Boy reminds me of a distant galaxy because he is so close yet unreachable
The Garden Boy spends his time learning about the world and dreams of changing it
The Garden Boy met my eyes under the full moon and his parted lips were saying words that he never would
I wish The Garden Boys’ hands were welcoming to mine
The Garden Boy has a love he can’t admit
The Garden Boy is the garden boy because he reminds me of all the different flowers and the sunshine that blesses them and the sky that changes paintings every evening and he reminds me of the storms that he hates and the sunshine that he loves and the rain dripping from my eyes as I thought about how beautiful he was
The Garden Boy loves the world but I don’t think he loves me
The Garden Boy probably doesn’t have a garden
The Garden Boy is a poem of leaves turning orange as fall descends from the heavens
The Garden Boy told me he likes my hair but maybe he’s receiving wavelengths from a different star and my hair is red
But Garden Boy, I want us to be purple


The author's comments:

This piece was written before my boyfriend and I started dating. I thought he liked me back, but I wasn't sure, and doubted myself, which hurt a lot. But everything worked out, just so you know, we are now dating and happy. I hope you feel reassured that crushes are weird and crazy and messy, but hey, that's love.


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