This poem is for those who have fallen in love with their friend and are left with questions about what to do.
This poem originally was published in Love Poems - Love and Friendship Poems
I Love You, My Friend
Shall I run or hide And die inside Or pretend That I never knew you, even as a friend? Can I go back in time, Before your hand was in mine, Or erase the kiss, That I will forever miss, Or forget your eyes That seem to hypnotize? Can my mind erase The feel of your embrace? How can I forget all of this And pretend it doesn't exist? I want you to know one thing that will never end - my love for you. I love you, my friend |
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1999
Lynn Smiley
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82 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
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kcthe poem is very beautiful my friend likes it very much!
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sarahboss and suits me
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klareOMG this is HOTT! im in love hahaha. its great can u make one for me hhah 1000000 over 1000000 cx
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GeorginaI truly enjoyed this peom that you wrote. It explain a lot of how I feel about someone in my life. Thank for this peom. I hope that you contuine on writing some more, and if you do to please let me know. From, Heart Broken
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mbanjethis poem put into words what i could never say but always felt! Excellent
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mdThanks alot for this one i like very much very g8 poem
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tiaTHIS WAS VERY DEEP AND IT HIT THE CORE OF MY BEING. THANK-YOU FOR EXPRESSING HOW I FEEL ABOUT MY FRIEND. IT AMAZES ME, WE ARE A WORLD OF MANY DIFFRENT TYPES OF PEOPLE,BUT YET WE ALL RELATE TO THE SAME SITUATION. TIME AND TIME AGAIN
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JackyIt was great i liked it!
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JackyThis poem was really great and it seems to me like i really do love my friend and i always will
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ignacioi love ur poem it touched me in so many ways i am gone do my girl know
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KailiBeautiful. Just beautiful. I love it! :)
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BETSYTHIS POEM IS ON OF A KIND ,IT SAYS JUST WHAT I WANTED TO SAY TO MY EXBROYFRIEND . When i sent this poem to him, his reply was man that is so true. He is living in the Islands and when ever we talk this poem is what we always end our conversation with . We are so married to other people ,but we are still madly in love with each other.
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Alysethis poem is sooo sweet even though its short it is very sweet just to give to a friend
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MaggieThis is a great poem I added it to my favorites
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AyeshaSuch a beautiful poem,and so true! Thank you.
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karlosthis was off the chain
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AngelWow ! these words are so touching and yet so real and thus too far for us at this very momemt. but because of these words, it will makes want us more then to embrace on a journey of time and faith. I await your touch day and nite, the fingers are not enough anymore, yes the hours we spend on it , has brought us together-now we wait for that finale moment of our eyes to melt. Thank you and you know who you are. love to you
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MartyAll I can say is: Thank you for sharing this poem with the world, i respect you for it.
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Jillthis is exactly how i feel about this guy. we are best friends but and i cant help but be in love with him anf it was just really great to know that im not alone with these feelings!
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zelWhy do some friends, walk away from you when you finally disclose your feelings that you have been bottled for so long? Do they deserve our braveness and love? Did they ever realized how much it cost us?
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jasmineI LOVED THE POEM IT REMINDED ME OF MYSELF. I WILL TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS POEM BECAUSE BEFORE I READ IT I WAS SAD BUT NOW I'M HAPPY. I WILL VISIT THIS WEBSITE MORE OFTEN AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT POEM. THANKS FOR BEING IN MY PLACE TO AND THANKS FOR HAVING THAT POEM.
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PaulI love poetry and the way it describes feelings. This poem does that for me. Thank You
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rachelleall i can say is woooow it mad me want to cry lovelyyyyyyyyy
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britanyi really loved your poem it was really nice!
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MeilliYou are so right Lynn. Nothing we see, hear, feel or experience can ever be eraced. It will become part of us forever. Your poem is very touching.
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AshleyI really appreciated this poem! I have read them all and this one was by far the best. It is exactly the words I was looking for but couldn't find a way to put them. You are a good writer, please keep writing your poems
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raveni love this poem. it really sanked deep inside me. i love, love poems and this one i will never forget. thanks for putting it up on the internet to share.
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laurathis poem remmns me of my guy friend who i liked
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jonsimply a great poem. touched my heart the first time i reda it. so realistic and applicable to my life this current moment
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Secret KeeperHello. i truly loved your poem. Cuz I can also say I love a friend. And to feel that is not only painful but never ending. I love a friend, and we too have crossed the line, though we r still good friend, ill forever remember our special times together. This poem was very good. thanks for writing it in this site. bye!
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ShannonThat was so beautiful. My friend and I are going through rough times right now she has a boyfriend and she is always with him, and we used to tlak all the time and now he is in her life and i like her and now its like i dont matter and I love her so much and all i do is freak her out. That poem makes me think of her.
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SaraThis poem made me cry. How much it describes how I feel at this very moment.
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JimWow so true!
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VeeThis poem is magnificent,it is deep and sad, just like life is sometimes. Thank you so much !
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KaliThis poem is awesome. It explains a lot of the same feelings that have just come up in my mind about a dear friend of mine. Great Job!
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TONYATHIS POEM WAS VERY REAL AND SAID EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO SAY TO MY FRIEND THAT I NOW LOVE VERY MUCH
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AmandaI know the feeling! Been there done. Well written poem!
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ARIThis poem just had my name written all over it. Nothing ever happened between my best friend and I. However it never will because I can never tell him how much in love with him I am.
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SueEXCELLENT!
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viriI love it because those are the same questions I ask myself adn to my ex-boyfriend and ex best friend, because it seems that he doesn't want to talk to me anymore and I ask myself this question, Pretend that nothing happen!
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AbbigaleLynn~ You poem is so beautiful an it totally relates to all these emotions I've been concelling inside for so long for a friend so thank you for be brave enough to share something so beautiful
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FrankI've just realized that i'm in love with a dear frind of mine.this poem fits my situation perfectly. Great Job.
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priscillai really love your beauitful poem.
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Tanyajust a perfect peice of work. really it hit the point. I'm now in the similar situation; we seemed to be just friends, but soon I came to realise how much I love him. but no exact words have come to my mind to express myself to him. now I feel like sending this poem, it's sure to be the right choice. THANX
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dotunWhile I'm wary of saying I still love you my friend. I understand and .. Suddenly I'm left without words. thank you
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melissaThis is a very good story for people to read and I enjoyed it. good job!
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MichaelBeautifully said!
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JamineTerrific poem enjoyed it greatly! Hope to have the pleasure of reading another one of your poems.
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TahneeI loved the choice of words. I can almost feel what the wrighter was talking about because it was written so well. I give it a 9/10
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sbit is a very good and it says exactly what i am feeling now.
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KaceyI loved this poem. It was perfect on how I feel about my ex-boyfriend, that was before I really close friend.
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sharinareally love the poem..such a wonderful one
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STARBEAUTIFUL POEM, IT PONDERED ON ME LIKE A NAIL.
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sundusit is so wonderful
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barbaraThis poem is so awesome. It just touched me so deeply. I never thought a poen written by someone else can capture everything I felt and even more. It was just great.
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naomithis poems hits close to home. it is a lovely poems about falling in love with a freind
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PhilipThis poem reminds me deeply about the situation that I believe everyone encounters in their life.
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BryonHolds a very special meaning as my best friend delivered this to me.
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RichardI like this poem because it rhymed and it express the feeling of love.
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GingerThis poem has hit me. It's exactly where I am today. I've been looking for the words to say to my "friend" and now I've found them. Thank you.
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CoreyThis poem really got to me. It explains everything that I am going through with a friend that I just realized I love. Its hard to tell him but I think with this poem he will see how much he means...Great Job :)
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A.N.I was kind of looking for a poem to tell a friend that I fell in love with (emotionally and physically) in high school but over the years it died away simply because we lost communication. Well, we've gotten back in touch with one another and I've come to realize that I still love him, regardless of how upset or even angry he made me in the past, present, and will in the future. We're both young adults now and have learned how to love and respect others more deeply. I revealed my past love for him and that I kept these feelings to myself but I don't know how to tell him that I love him again and probably will for a while because I don't want to lose him again and have revealing my feelings be the reason. I would rather keep them to myself again than tell him. I will probably write my own poem but this will give me some inspiration. Thank you.
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Elenaabsolutly a great poem!
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ColetteI really liked this poem b/c it tells the way if feel about someone special in my life.
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peterthis says alot about how love is felt. i was thinking about forgeting and now i cant.
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Louisthis poem go me into a relationship with someone i love. thank you
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DennisThis has to be one of the most true to life poems I have ever read.
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CHRISTINEi loved this pome ,i have a friend that this was perect for thank you:)
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Nadiaheart-warming & touching
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jennythis poem reminds me of someone. I felt that way about him, but we are not freinds anymore.
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CrystalI have been readiong poems for the past month and I just couldnt find one that really touched me and that fit my position. This poem means alot to me every word and phrase is touching and I would just like to say who ever wrote this Thankyou!!
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staceyloved this poem..i fell in love with a friend and this was exactly how i felt...very scarey and i wasnt sure what to say!!
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EmileeThis poem hit the spot that I was looking for. My best friend/neighboor and I found ourselves in a rather sticky situation...
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luisi really liked this poem it reminded of what just happend a few days ago. my x broke up with me and i would like it if i would be able to send this poem to her if i may this really came from the heart and i knew she would like this as well thanks luisjr6@hotmail.com
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DanielA very good poem, touched me in some way. I have a close friend...
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TheresaThis poem is a great description of my "friend". I really enjoyed it and it hurts sometimes to know that a friend is all it is. Thank you so much for writing this you are a great writer!
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Marytruly a beautiful piece of poetry.
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HanaThis poem touched my heart
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DianaI have a friend.this fits things that have happened between us.almost exactly..thank you
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AmandaI loved this poem!I know exactly how this feels cause I going through this right now.
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PaulI chanced upon this poem, and it stood out, like was written just for me.
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StanHow very sweet. i know this is from experience.
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