About the Poem

This Poem is about a guy friend of mine by the name of Brian. We have been friends for a while, but there were some things that had gotten into the way of our friendship and I wrote this poem after we were not friends anymore.

I know now that the reason why I have missed him so much is the fact that I love him and I have feelings for him. So this is just my way of telling him that I love him more then life.

Can I Love You?

by Retina Yazzie

I gave my heart to you
I set my standards high
I laid my eyes on you,
I laughed and cried with you,
I told you my hopes and dreams,
My Love and Fears.

My tears I shed all over your shoulder.
In the end,
I came to see that you were
the only guy I could ever trust.
When I see you,
my face lights up with aspiration, and happiness.
When we talk, I can feel the load unload
with soothing words from you.

I have the feeling of love in my heart.
In my mind, I say "You don't mean a thing. "
In my words, I say "You are just a friend. "
But in the deep end of my heart,
I think of only you

When I tell you my expectations of a guy,
You tell me never to fall short of what I want.
But only one thing stands in the way -
You are a friend.

Can I still love you the way that I do?

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170 Visitor Comments

I feel

This describes how i feel about a friend of mine. I know how hard it can be pretending that you just want to be friends. I hope that you have the courage to call him and tell him how you feel. 5 years on and im still not confident enough. Id never want to ruin the beautiful friendship that we have. but i'll always wonder what could have been. I'll always regret the decision that i've made to keep my feelings to myself.

Dam"Z

it was a great poem

I FEEL THIS POEM BECUZ I AM IN THE SAME SITUATION. ITS MORE OF WE ARE BEST FRIENDS AND LIKE EACH OTHER BUT THERE IS NEVER A RIGHT TIME. WE TRIED TO CROSS THE LINES OF FRIENDSHIP BUT THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS. I HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW & HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND TOO BUT I THINK ABOUT HIM ALL THE TIME & TO MAKE IT WORST PEOPLE THINK WE GO TOGETHER! IT KILLS ME INSIDE BECUZ I HONESTLY & TRUELY LOVE HIM & I THINK WE WILL NEVER BE TOGETHER! I JUST FEEL LIKE WERE SOUL MATES & HE LOOKS AT ME A CERTAIN WAY THAT MAKES MY HEART CRY OUT FOR HIM!

Anna

This poem is very butiful. I found that I could use this poem for many of my dear friends. Keep up the great work.

Samantha

this poem is very touching. the writer explains everything in a few words. explaining how they feel. many ppl can relate to this poem at least i know i can.

Sammie

i think this is a very good poem your a very kool person who wrote this

samantha

this poems is great it reminds me alot of the guy that i love but i dont think he will ever relize it! great poem

tiya

this is what i am going through right now it is like you reas my minf in everyway possible. thanks

EMMY

GOOD JOB, RETINA. YOUR POEM IS LOVELY

Estefania

This is a really great poem i loved it to tell you the truth i can really relate to this poem. i to like my friend but the one good thing about it all that after i told him how i feltme and him still stayed friends but its not easy at all seeing him everyday and i just wanted to say that this is a really good poem keep it up!

victoria

this was a very outstanding poem . i been going threw the exact thing and now i don't know where else to go from here . cause the feelings i feel for this guy

michael

this poem is very inspiring

Samantha

I know this feeling and felt connected with this poem!

omkar

I like this poem very much that i can not express in my words. Exactly what i am feeling about a beautiful girl in my heart is written in the poem. Infact its the heart touched poem,hope it will convey my feelings which i can not put before her.

Lashonda

i love this poems and i feel were u are comin from real talk

STEPHANIE

* I LUB THIS POEM *

meag

love it

amanda

this really relates to me i like this poem.

tejal

hey this is a good poem and it help people with their relationship so keep doing your thing on writing poems.

Aloria

Oh my gosh! I was reading this poem and I began to realize that it had reminded me of my ex-boyfriend. Today is the day he broke up with me last year. I see him several times in school including two classes. I always seem to wonder what would it be would have never been more than friends. this poem helped me reflect on my past relationship in actually a good way.

jason

i understand how you feels since i am in that citiration!. i still wonder if i should left that for her alone or to her more. i wonder if i can ask her out too. w/e,thats my personal things.

norma

that wuzz a sweeet poem keep it up.

NaTasha

This ppoem brought tears to my eyes because this is exactly how I feel.

CRYSTAL

Diana

i loved this poem. it reminds me of a friend of mine. Justin and i have been friends for a long time now and he really is the only guy that i can trust. i look and me and justin and i think in my heart "i love him" it reminds me of those stories that you hear about two best friends having a love for each other but not knowing until it was to late. so thumbs up on this one it was awesome!

this is how i feel?!?!?! what to do??? thank you for this poem!

Didier

I just found it cooperating with a similar situation i had some time ago. And it was best suiting to restore the relationship with person i loved.

Miz Butterscotch

i love this poem cause this is how i feel for somebody so i am truly in love with this poem. i am thinking about giving this poem to the person i truly love.

cherrydel

all ican say is your great, you are very emotional. like me! he!he!he!. but it is true. we are on the same situation. go!girl!

asma

A decent way of expressing love to a friend

raveesh

it poem is touch in my heart.

Angie

I love this poem. its beautiful :-)). hope things turned out okay wit Brian??

gabriel

love it

Muhammad

It's so cool. It reminds me of my friend who left . Good work!

chiku

heyy very nice poem. it really touches ur heart and makes u think twice b4 u say somethin to tht special person. it has all the feelings that i had b4 and to tell u the truth dont fall for it so easily cuz some time results are not wt u expected. so just think 10 times b4 saying somethin

brianna

Wow! well this poem is truly wonderful. trust me i have been in that situation several times already and it is amazing how you could put in words how i feel because i know i couldnt do that even if my life depended on it. Well thanks. and keep up the great work.

Saima

I really liked the peom it was soooooooooooooo sweet thanks for writting this peom for us.

Liz

Your poem it great! it took the words right off of my lips! its good to know that someone can turn a feeling so strange into something beatiful!

Devon

i am a girl!this is such a good poem, i wish i would have seen this poem before i made the choose of going out with i guy when we were really good friends, but now since i went out with him i think our friendship has changed. i hope it works out for you! :)

Darlene

you can love a friend. your poem is very good. but like i said you can love a friend i am in love with my friend who is now my boyfriend and we will always be together and we will always be friends trust is the most important part of a relationship. i wish you good luck with your writing and your friend. sincerely, another poem writer

jasmine

this was a good poem

this is really the same as mi feelings rite now.

sarah

this poem expresses the way i feel about my so called"best friend" he's so wonderful, and everything i want, but he wants another girl. HE is too blind to see the way i feel about him bc we are just, "best friends" in his eyes

katie

Love this poem I know how you feel. i have the same feelings like that towards someone! Lovin the poem so much great choice of words K. K

Angie

This poem really touched my heart. It made me express how I feel about someone and when you are in Love the words are hard to put together.

toby

omg this is my situation, im in love with my best friend (girl lol) but she has a bf :'( im 14 and ive proposed 2 her and she said YES! IM SOOOO HAPPY!

NATALIE

OOOOOOOOOOOOO GOSH I LOVE THIS POEM,THE POEM GOT IN MY HEART AND IM GOING 2 READ THE POEM 2 MY BOYFRIEND AND I HOPE HE LIKE IT,HE BETTER BC I LOVE THE POEM AND HE HAVE 2 LOVE THE POEM 2,WELL THE PERSOND THE MAKE THE POEM IS REALLY GOOD AT IT

mary

it touched me lots it was the best ever . i love justin

Jon

this is a good poem i like it

natz

i thought this was so touching bcos it related to exactly hw me and my well ex boyfriend felt. we were gr8 friends b4 then went out then brke up and both love each otha and he lost trust in me doesnt want me back bt still loves me! CONFUSED I GIVE THIS POEM 100/100

Ria

nice poem !

kimber

this poem is really good. i feel that way about my friend too so i know all about that

andrew

It hurts!But not everything that we want could come true. There is time that we hav to surrender. Long live LOVE!

Ulric

WOW! This emotional outlet is awesome. even deep. If it was written to a woman maybe some would say the guy is to feminine. but I would say that guy or gal. a friend is a friend. and loving them is loving them. You are Deep

Brella

This is a great poem cause i feel the sme way with my boyfriend. brella

Freddy J

Wow this poem its just fantastic i was looking and looking for a poem that would help me tell a friend how i felt about our relationship and here it is the perfect poem, hopefully it would let my friend know what i really feel for it.

Daniel

This is very good. Its like me and a girl i like more than a frined. She is my best frined and I look in her eyes and can tell that i need to spend my life with her. We can tell each other any thing. But she says she does not want to lose her best frined if we broke up. I told her you can never lose your best frined if you love each other. I pry every day to my dream comes true. And i can spend my life with her. We had are bad times together are ready. Are good frined died and we were there together. And than she had a baby over year go and i was with her too she had the baby. I drove to see her every week becouse i work 81 miles away and lived there oo. And im still there. And look at a photo every night to fall a sleep too. Now every moring she wakes me up with a niice phone call to start my day off. If she does not call i have a very bad day. i love this girl and will die if any thing happens too her.

Jonalyn

This is the only poem that directly strike my heart. I think this is the poem I'm searching for the long time. To the author I luv you you get my emotion!

Lorraine

This is so weird i have a friend just like your brian, im hoping that my feelings dont spoil our friendship

melinda

i know how you feel theres a kid that i wish i could tell how i feel be everytime i go to tell i feel as if everything will go wrong if I do. i love your poem many of mine are like that too. it cool that im not the only one that feels like that with someone else.

samantha

this is really good. great job

nancy

hey i really liked this poem i would like you guys to send me as much as these as you can taht are similar to this one *THANK YOU* LOVE Nancy 14

Tina

I like this poem because the same exact thing happened to me. And the funny thing about this poem is that the dude that this poem is about was my boyfriends name. So when i saw it on the net i just had to read it and it brought back alot of memories.

Joseph

I really love this poem it made my friend to lover sob.

ciara

i think that this poem is very good and nice this poem say just how i fill.

heather

this poems touched deep with in my soul so i just wanted to let you know

giggles

Hey this is a great poem i love it! You should keep on writting new poems your going to go far in life ! LOVE YOU ALWAYS Giggles

paul

all the words that are written in the poem are all true and can happen when there is truth ,honesty and respect in friendship

Christy

I like the poem.

zachiria

well the thing that a like about this, is that it deals with love and love is a powerful thing that everyone goes through. "It hurt" So that one reason why i like this poem

yajaira

it was cool

daywalker

I was touch by this poem for I can relate to it. I am inlove with my best friend but it turn that she has found her ideal guy, I cannot control her feelings but I can feel that even for only a 1 % of Chance I hope that she can love me too when the right time comes.

Rachel

I love this poem!

Vanessa

these words echo my very thoughts

michelle

i realy like your poem it is lovely

Dee Dee

It kinds of reminds me of some boy I talk to right now. I think your poem is the best one I read so far!

Brittany

This was very good! It is something you want to say that you can't put into words for him, but he means so much! I love it!

sigmund

this poem dicribes exactly what i'm going threw. this is a good poem because many people go trew the same situation.

Ashley

This poem is very hot and conferdent

mary

this is a great pome i under stand how she feels, i feel the same with one of my friend.

lisa

this poem realy hit me. rite now i am have a friend that i realy like but i do not know what to do. if you have any answers e-mail me. i promise i am not a creep

Shorty

This is exactly how I feel about my best friend but the problem is that I am engaged with another man and my best friend has a girlfriend and she is also my best friend. I dont know what to do!

tisa

IT'S A GREAT POEM. I LOVE IT. THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT HIM. GOOD WORK. KEEP IT UP. GOOD LUCK

ms.riddler

this is an awsome poem i love it and uggh its beautiful

Jory

oh my gosh this poem is saying just what im feeling.

frankie

this poem made me think of someone who is very special to me and it made me realise that i love him and he can always be a friend

Pat

this poem is great. I'm a guy, but all too often have i fallen in love with a friend, thinking that they are the ones i was looking for. For me, it turns out that my newest best freind(now my girlfriend) is the one i've been looking for. She's promised to marry her, and i've promised the same to her. If this poem is about something that is or has happened to you, then i hope it all works out for you. From one writer to another, good work and good luck:)

deblina

the poem touched my heart as it has got astory which is someway related to my life

Kim

it's a beautful poem, u should be happy wit ur work. it made me cry!

Josie

this poem is really great I can really relate to it

Ramiza

It absolutely loved it because i am in that position at the moment. I though it was great and hopefully one day i'll have the guts to go and tell my friend.

april

you are a great poet! so realistic that anyone can relate to the story.

Samantha

the same why i feel about my ex~bestfriend (Guy)

Brandy

because that is so true when you are friends with someone but you love them and you want them to love you so it's the perfect poem.

Foua

WOW this is what I am going through right now! I have not found any poems like this one. A peom that I can relate to and feel. This is a great poem! Thanks for writing it and sharing it!

GAYLA

These were words I wish I could convey to my husband but can't find the way to do it as we are going through a hard time right now.

Lina

This poem is so good! This is the way I feel about my "friend" and this poem sums up all my feelings.

Kathy

This poem was great. I can really relate to it. I have the same problem now. I really love this guy, he has been my best friend for, four years. When i became involved in another relationship my ex-boyfriend made me give up all my "guy" friends. So I stopped talking to "Matt" however now that the relationship is over I really love "matt". Thanks for writing this poem. Keep up the good work.

kitana

omg. i have a friend. but. were not friends right now cuz he got mad at me for having a bf and he doesnt liek him. he gets very jelous. ne way! i uhmm. do miss him a lot and i just dont knoe why i do. when ever im with him i always have a big smile on my face. we have so much fun together. but i just dont know. welll ur a gr8 npoet and i think that this poem was the best . ! u rock.

Eduard

I just love your poem, because right now I am in the same situation, and I don't know what to do , because she is going to other city. ( and once again, you wrote verrrrrrry gooooooood poem, thank you for doing that, because you'r not only doing that for you , you are helping out us too. So thank you verry much!

Gabrielle

I love this poem, because it expresses EXACTLY how I feel about my "best friend" Chris. He has always been there for me. And, I'm a little ashamed, but I love him so much, and I just don't know if I'll ever love anyone like this again.

Dezi

i loved this poem! i have a friend like that his name is Arnold i like him but i don't know how 2 tell him!

Jessica

I love this poem. I'm going through this with someone I've known for the past 5 some years. We havn't been close the whole 5 years, but have grown to be friends. I fell for him the second I saw him. We've both dated other people, but I've found he's the only one I realy want. But I have no question in my mind that he doesn't share the feelings. Good luck to all those out there going through the same problem. Don't let love pass you by. Thank you!

rebecca

well i really loved that poem it touched me and im in the persisision what that poem is saying it tells the truth when the person wrote this she must have none the power of loving someone!ITS SO GREAT!

maria

this is the best of alll poems i have ever readen!"! it is coll, frendly. all the things that a girl wants!

Ameera

The poem touch me, really beautiful and can happen to anyone of us Thanks a lot!

slayer

Thanks for writing this poem coz i have just started dating my best friend and soo far its amazing we connect in so many ways but my feelings for him are real and ii think he is just taking it all as a game.

monica

i love your poem because that is exactly what is happening to me. all i want to say is keep it up. and again i love your poem alot.

keisha

I LIKE YOUR POEM!

dee

dude i so love your pome . it's also so true what most teens go through.

I can't believe, I'm actually reading the depth of my heart. Thank You

Rachel

This is a great poem. I loved it because it reminds me of what I was going through.

Charles

This poem is totally great. When you read it, you feel the passion you have for your friend. I mean, this is practical truth between me and my gal friend. When you love someone, do it with all your heart. Thanks to the one who wrote it.

Faith

This poem is awsome it describes the writers feelings well i know that they wrote with what was in there heart i loved it. It rymed me of something.

Angel

I think when u are in love with someone u should tell them because you never know what is going to happen to them or you. So i would do it before something would happen.

edwin

good

chris

i think the poems is great and if you love someone you should let them know right away

Rhonda

THIS POEM HAS ALOT OF MEANING TO IT. IN LIFE YOU WILL FIND THAT THERE IS ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO FEELS THE SAME WAY. I KNOW THE FEELING OF THIS POEM VERY WELL.

Michelle

The poem that you have written oh my god it decribed me and a special friend of mine. The poem was great.

jessica

that was a great poem iloved it! it totally reminds me of my bestfriend and i! i love him so much but were just bestfriend gosh i wish i wouldnt of got so close to him so we can have something and not be afraid of loosing eachother if the realationship didnt work! aaa i miss him so much but you have taught me that you can still love him

Lexi

Oh my gosh this reminds me of the way I feel about my best friend who is a guy. You are a good poet

This poem says all the things that I have been trying to tell me best guy friend. This is an excellent poem.

Meg

This poem totally describes how I am feeling right now. I've like one of my closest friends for more than a year now but somethings can never be!

JULIO

That poem is very good it touches the person that is reading it.

Laura

Your poem is truely touching. I'm currently struggling with my ever growing feelings for a very close friend and I wish I had the courage to say what you've so beautifuly portrayed. Again, it's magnificant. Well done.

moniq

Wow!this poem totally relates to what i am feeling right now!

Elva

I think this poem is very emotional. I'm going to give this poem to him and see if that kind off helps me with him. I have a problem, He has a girlfriend. I just want him to know that I haqve very specail feelings troughts him. I Love you!

Terika

Thank You! You wrote a poem that describes the relationship between me and my other. It was like our relationship that had been put into words.

Izzy

First I have to say I loved the poem. it hits me right in my heart and soul, being a person that fell in love with my best friend. she and i have grown apart since i confessed my love for her. and deep inside i feel that she loves me as well, but is afraid to lose the friendship that we built after 5 years. it hurts to think because of how i felt about her, that i'll never talk to her again. but as i have had for the last few years, i will keep the hope alive. id rather her my friend than nothing at all. but i loved the poem; worded perfectly, atleast in relation to my life. great job.

Lynn

I love this part of the poem. I have the feeling of love in my heart. In my mind, I say "You don't mean a thing. " In my words, I say "You are just a friend. " But in the deep end of my heart, I think of only you that is great! that is what i am feeling for one of my friends right now. i like this poem alot. especially that part!

kohl

I love this poem. I feel the same about my best friend, but he doesn't feel the same.

Arany

It is a really good poem. I think I know exactly how it feels when a friend becomes more than a friend.

stef

I love your poem! It is so true about love! If you now what i mean? My friend would love this! This is a GREAT POEM!

Aina

i loved ur poem n loved to read it. keep it up.

Caitlin

i really liked this poem its something that i could definately send to the guy im seeing and not feel that i am coming on to strong!

Mel

I think this poem is fabulous and true. It's difficult to express your Love if the one you love is your friend himself. The fact remains you Love him. The question stays can you tell him?

sammy

I THINK THIS POEM IS WONDERFUL. IT DESCRIBES EXACTLY HOW I'M FEELING FOR MY FRIEND. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I REALLY DO LOVE MY FRIEND AND THANKS TO THIS POEM IT HELPED ME REALIZE THAT.

eva

I loved your pome it so ture aboutlove!i understand you

ness

i really liked this poem. it gave me chills because i am having those exact feelings right now. i'm not sure if i can fall in love with this guy.because in my mind he's just my best friend, but in my heart i'm scared to say that i love him.

jamie

I loved your poem. It reminded me of my best friend and I. this poem will help many girls like us to do the right thing, weither they tell their friend or not, through your beautiful words.

Abby

this poem is one of the best I have read. I found this poem and I knew I had to give it to my special friend. I do have a lot of feelings for my friend and I even told him that I loved him and one day he will see that I am the right one for him. thanks for writing such a great poem.

die

BRAVO, very well said. This poem speecks for a lot of us. How we are feeling. Thank you so much. It brought tears to my eyes.

NASIR

I THINK THAT POETESS HAS FALLEN IN LOVE IN HER LIFE. SHE FEELS THE WARMTH OF LOVE SEEMS IN HER POEM.IT IS A HEART TOUCHING POEM FOR LOVERS. I LIKE IT VERY MUCH COZ I AM ALSO A LOVER.

Sylvia

i loved your poem it was really great. i know exactly how you are feeling.

vanny

i loved this poem. i was so nice and sweet.

mandy

this is the perfect poem.It describes perfectly me and my best friend, Todd. Although with us there are more obstacles, I think this type of thing all the time. you did a wonderful job on it!

Elisabeth

It`s a very great poem, I like it. I think that the author was in this situation and because of this she wrote the poem. The poem is full of feelings, she expresses that she longs for him.

Farah

i really liked your poem! it was good i wish i could write as good as you! i know how you feel!

emmy

this poem is mostly wonderful..i like it so much..and i like writting poems too..but not like that 1 cuz it is really very nice

Rosalinde

It was just the words I needed for a friend of mine I unfortunately do not see enough but who I care for very much.

Tani

I really loved your poems. I am in this very situation with my best guy friend. I have fallen in love with him and dont want to believe it because Im afraid he dont feel the way i do.

Tara

I love this poem. It reminds me of myself.And how much loving a friend hurts

jessica

it is a beautiful but meaningful poem and i liked it alot.

Nudicals

This poem is so wonderful. It speaks right to my heart, as I's sure it does to others.

mando

it was an awesome poem...

Laura

I love this poem!!! It fits my lifestyle soooo well!!! This really touched my heart!!

Gary

It was a brillent poems a work of art a stroke of genieus.

Michelle

This poem really brings out the question whether a girl should let the guy knows that she love him. At least it speaks how my heart feels now.

Garsin

I really liked this poem because it reminds me of a frienship i have now with a girl. I seem to feel that it gets closer each time we speak. We share a friendship which i can only hope to last. But maybe the poem reflects her feelings i dont know

Nikki

This poem was really good. I guess I liked it so much because I am in love with my best friend, and he don't know and I can't really find a way to tell and he has been there for me through so much.

Tiya

This poem really touches me and it tells the truth about how I feel about this guy.

Bea

The poem was very beautiful and breath taking

Barbie

This poem really explains my home situation and makes me feel like I am not the only one in the world.....

kristi

Thank you for saying the words that i never thought that i could say. It is everything that i think, and yet it is like you stole the words from my mouth and heart. This is a very good poem, and thank you for saying what i couldn't

melanie

I really love this poem. It so describes what is going on with me and one of my friends

Laila

I love ur poem ! Good job!

brandi

i loved your poem. It was very touching. hope this one wins.

jessica

I belive that you can love JUST a friend. Because I have many of times and it felt great when I told them how I felt about them.

lisa

great poem it really reaches into you and talks to your heart. especially to mines.

Anna

This poem really expresses how we don't want to let people to get to close to us for fear of falling in love.

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