Short Skirts And T-Shirts Poem by Vanessa Kingsley

I always thought that you
Would be the one who
Would be my all time love
Then we went to the house
I saw her run to you
And jump in your arms
I did my best to hide the hurt
I guess it worked
Because you introduced me casually
I smiled and hugged her as well
But she gave me a look
I knew this wouldn’t end well
So I left that afternoon
The next few days you called me and I didn’t pick up
I didn’t answer your messages
I needed to be tough
Because I can’t be friends
With a guy
Who has a girlfriend
I can’t
I won’t compete
When you’re done with her
You know where to find me
Because
I won’t wear a short skirt
Unless I can where my t-shirts
I won’t wear too high heels
Since I can’t run across our grassy fields
I won’t wear pink without the black
Even then it’s a stretch
I won’t giggle at everything you say
I’m not that type of girl anyway
It’s been 3 weeks
I miss you smile
I saw you on the street
And stared for a while
Then you turned around
You waved dramatically
I knew it killed your heart
When I ignored you and let you be
As I walked way from you
I heard that laugh and sighed
I took a glance back and laughed to myself when I saw
What I saw that night
Too high heels
And a mini skirt
With her hair up high
She kissed you and it made me want to cry
Her pink blouse made her look amazing
That is when I think I went crazy
A month since we’ve had a conversation
You still call
Sometimes
That’s when I bumped into you in the movie line
You smiled
I smiled back
You gave me hug
I returned it with lack
Of emotion
Waiting for her to appear
But
You said she’s gone
Too many girly songs
Too many fights
Her skirts were annoying
Her laugh was high-pitched
And she was always following
You kissed me and continued to say
I want a girl who doesn’t wear skirts
Unless she has a t-shirt
I want a girl without high heels
So we can run across the grassy fields
I want a girl who won’t wear pink
Unless it’s black in between
I can’t believe that the girl that I needed
Was right in front of me.