Love Poem: In the Zone
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Written by: Edward Schmitz

In the Zone

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(Girl’s inner dialogue)
I love him but he doesn’t love me back 
It hurts but I can’t just deny the facts  
Think nothings worse than what's wrote just above?
Try being 'just friends' with the one you love 

His happiness I place above my own 
So my one sided love must not be shown 
Once dated men, to see what he would do 
And yet, it seems, his apathy was true

I only want for him to be happy 
And that is why my life's a tragedy 
And yet, it seems, I must not let him know 
Or awkwardness, between us two, may grow 


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(Boy’s inner dialogue)
I love her but she doesn’t love me back 
It hurts, yet it's an undisputed fact 
Think nothing could be worse than what's above?
Try being 'just friends' with the one you love 

Her joy, I value higher than my own 
she doesn’t return any love I’ve sown
But worst of all, there's nothing I can do 
When she decides to date somebody new

I only want for her to be happy  
Hiding my love, I dwell in tragedy
And now, it seems, I'll always be alone 
I'm fated to forever be friend zoned