We always have this set of ideals for our special one. But life, as fickle and volatile as it may be, never grants us the exact things we want. Same with finding her, I never expected that she was waiting for me, loving me . . . just there.

This poem originally was published in Love Poems

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Just There
by Melvin Lee
Where you were,
I did not see you.

So close to me,
but yet so veiled.

Quietly you waited,
upon my invitations;
but still, somehow,
I failed to note

of you, yearning
to be with me,
but finding
just

a void.

So sadly,
you retreated;
bowed, dejected.

Finally when I knew
of you, your devotion,
so foolishly I did feel,
like a simpleton.

For I had looked
so very hard for you,
up/down/everywhere.

but I just did not looked
clear, in front of me,
where you were

. . . just there.
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  • Ashley
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    this reminds me of the guy that i like that hasn't yet noticed me:(
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  • Desiree
    That was a beautiful peom. See I myself like to write poems even though I am only 15. I couldn't have said it much better than that. You seem to put forth passion when you write. I wish you much luck in the furture. Thank-you for the inspiration.
  • Kemi
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  • atia
    how true for many a times we dont see things which lie just in frnt of us hav always been there but we take thm for granted n they just slowly die away n thn wat a shame it is
  • John
    Simply brilliant- this happened to my high school sweetheart and me over 30 years ago - but fate dealt the right hand and now we're together again. This speaks volumes about the perils of overlooking what is within your reach.
  • Charisma
    Beautiful!
  • michelle
    This is such a powerful poem..couldn't be any better..I know how u feel gurl!
  • mano
    this is such a sweet poem. i love it..its so beautiful! :)
  • natalie
    hi!i also like writing love poems.(even though, i have no experience yet since im just 12) i couldnt have written it much better.after all, im just a kid. thanks a lot!it inspired me to write more!god bless!more power!:-)
  • Melissa
    This poem is simply beautiful!!
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    This is a beautiful poem i luv it!
  • Cindy
    Excelent,I could not say it better.
  • Lawry
    Your poem said it for, at least, to of us!
  • liza
    Well written poem, I couldn't have written it better myself...
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    great poem!
  • Nen
    This is a really great poem.
  • Nakita
    This poem is my current situation with the guy i am slowly finding myself falling in love with, yet he seems to miss that im standing right here, ready to be with him.
  • Hyunseok
    this poem reminds me of my wife.
  • Alvaro
    beautiful, congratulatins Mel.
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