I Hate But...

I hate the way he talks

But his voice sends me to laughter

I hate his hair

And yet when he runs his hands

Through it

I get butterflies

I hate the way he is everywhere

But I look for him

My eyes searching for his

I hate his loudness

But I find peace

In the ability to hear him

I hate his competitiveness

And yet I do the same

Both of us wanting to win

I hate that he is good at sports

In a stereotypical way

But my eyes search the field

Looking for his number

I hate the idea

Of me liking him

And yet I'm liking him

Gali

VT

13 years old

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    I have never wanted

    Something more than I do now

    The problem is

    I don't know what

    I don't know what

    I long for

    What I reach for

    It's like a dream

    Blurry and unrecognizable

    I want this thing

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    In the car

    After dark

    With the headlights shining

    On the wet pavement

    Like stars on the ground

    I curl up in my seat

    And the news is on

    Voices fill the car

    Not my own

    Not my dads

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    I want that feeling

    The thing in books

    In movies

    The fictional love

    The one I dream about

    The one that I see online

    The one I read about

    I want not just the butterflies