About the Poem

This poem is for those who have fallen in love with their friend and are left with questions about what to do.

I Love You, My Friend

by Lynn Smiley

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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82 Visitor Comments

the poem is very beautiful my friend likes it very much!

sarah

boss and suits me

klare

OMG this is HOTT! im in love hahaha. its great can u make one for me hhah 1000000 over 1000000 cx

Georgina

I 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

mbanje

this poem put into words what i could never say but always felt! Excellent

Thanks alot for this one i like very much very g8 poem

tia

THIS 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

Jacky

It was great i liked it!

Jacky

This poem was really great and it seems to me like i really do love my friend and i always will

ignacio

i love ur poem it touched me in so many ways i am gone do my girl know

Kaili

Beautiful. Just beautiful. I love it! :)

BETSY

THIS 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.

Alyse

this poem is sooo sweet even though its short it is very sweet just to give to a friend

Maggie

This is a great poem I added it to my favorites

Ayesha

Such a beautiful poem,and so true! Thank you.

karlos

this was off the chain

Angel

Wow ! 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

Marty

All I can say is: Thank you for sharing this poem with the world, i respect you for it.

Jill

this 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!

zel

Why 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?

jasmine

I 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.

Paul

I love poetry and the way it describes feelings. This poem does that for me. Thank You

rachelle

all i can say is woooow it mad me want to cry lovelyyyyyyyyy

britany

i really loved your poem it was really nice!

Meilli

You 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.

Ashley

I 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

raven

i 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.

laura

this poem remmns me of my guy friend who i liked

jon

simply a great poem. touched my heart the first time i reda it. so realistic and applicable to my life this current moment

Secret Keeper

Hello. 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!

Shannon

That 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.

Sara

This poem made me cry. How much it describes how I feel at this very moment.

Jim

Wow so true!

Vee

This poem is magnificent,it is deep and sad, just like life is sometimes. Thank you so much !

Kali

This 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!

TONYA

THIS POEM WAS VERY REAL AND SAID EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO SAY TO MY FRIEND THAT I NOW LOVE VERY MUCH

Amanda

I know the feeling! Been there done. Well written poem!

ARI

This 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.

Sue

EXCELLENT!

viri

I 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!

Abbigale

Lynn~ 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

Frank

I've just realized that i'm in love with a dear frind of mine.this poem fits my situation perfectly. Great Job.

priscilla

i really love your beauitful poem.

Tanya

just 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

dotun

While I'm wary of saying I still love you my friend. I understand and .. Suddenly I'm left without words. thank you

melissa

This is a very good story for people to read and I enjoyed it. good job!

Michael

Beautifully said!

Jamine

Terrific poem enjoyed it greatly! Hope to have the pleasure of reading another one of your poems.

Tahnee

I 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

it is a very good and it says exactly what i am feeling now.

Kacey

I loved this poem. It was perfect on how I feel about my ex-boyfriend, that was before I really close friend.

sharina

really love the poem..such a wonderful one

STAR

BEAUTIFUL POEM, IT PONDERED ON ME LIKE A NAIL.

sundus

it is so wonderful

barbara

This 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.

naomi

this poems hits close to home. it is a lovely poems about falling in love with a freind

Philip

This poem reminds me deeply about the situation that I believe everyone encounters in their life.

Bryon

Holds a very special meaning as my best friend delivered this to me.

Richard

I like this poem because it rhymed and it express the feeling of love.

Ginger

This 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.

Corey

This 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 :)

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.

Elena

absolutly a great poem!

Colette

I really liked this poem b/c it tells the way if feel about someone special in my life.

peter

this says alot about how love is felt. i was thinking about forgeting and now i cant.

Louis

this poem go me into a relationship with someone i love. thank you

Dennis

This has to be one of the most true to life poems I have ever read.

CHRISTINE

i loved this pome ,i have a friend that this was perect for thank you:)

Nadia

heart-warming & touching

jenny

this poem reminds me of someone. I felt that way about him, but we are not freinds anymore.

Crystal

I 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!!

stacey

loved 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!!

Emilee

This poem hit the spot that I was looking for. My best friend/neighboor and I found ourselves in a rather sticky situation...

luis

i 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

Daniel

A very good poem, touched me in some way. I have a close friend...

Theresa

This 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!

Mary

truly a beautiful piece of poetry.

Hana

This poem touched my heart

Diana

I have a friend.this fits things that have happened between us.almost exactly..thank you

Amanda

I loved this poem!I know exactly how this feels cause I going through this right now.

Paul

I chanced upon this poem, and it stood out, like was written just for me.

Stan

How very sweet. i know this is from experience.

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