I act like im fine.

Zellie

You know I act like I’m fine

when other girls speak to you—

like it doesn’t touch me,

like I don’t notice.

I keep it calm,

shrug it off,

play it cool

like it’s nothing.

But inside…

it’s loud.

A quiet kind of breaking,

a tight feeling in my chest

I pretend isn’t there.

Because I get jealous—

not loud, not crazy,

just this soft fear

that maybe

I could lose you.

And I hate that feeling,

hate how much you matter,

how one small thing

can shake me like this.

So I smile,

look away,

act like I’m unbothered.

But the truth is—

I’m not.

It’s just…

I love you

in a way that makes me

feel like I have everything

and something to lose

at the same time.

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Comments5

  • sorenbarrett

    A poem of young love and its hold on one. Well done

    • Zellie

      Thank youu..

      • Zellie

        Appreciate your comments.

        • sorenbarrett

          You are very welcome Zelda

        • Paul Bell

          Love, should come with a health warning.

          • Zellie

            For reall.

          • 🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽

            I could relate to this feel abd scene only in the 1st few yrs of marriage. Now he's the one who feels exactly the same as above .
            An engaging superb poem wrll expressed! Kudos!
            Plz also read and comment my newest poem too

            • Zellie

              Aww im happy you could reasonate..
              Will be checking and reading your comments and poems.🤗

            • Fränz Müller

              So well said. That tension and disconnect between outward appearance and inward emotion takes your breath away!

              • Zellie

                Thank you soo much..
                All your comments keep me inspired

              • Sphinx

                Hidden pain, being brought out. The emotion is real

                • Zellie

                  Yess.real as it can be
                  Thank you for your comment



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