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The Poetry of
Terri Lyn Stanfield

Dismissed

We've been together so long, too long perhaps
There is no more romance, little laughter
You take me for granted; we go through the motions
And I am slowly fading away into nothingness
As I tell you this now, there is little more than disinterest in your eyes
And any guilt I've felt for what I'm about to say disappears
There is someone else in my life now
Someone who loves me and appreciates me
Someone who makes me feel like a woman
Something you haven't done for a long time
I stand here waiting for some sort of reaction from you
You just look at me, and go back to reading your paper
If you can so easily dismiss me from your life
Then I can only be joyous in the leaving of it
As I walk out the door, you don't even look up
And as the door closes, it feels as if a weight has lifted from my shoulders
And I walk into my new life with a light heart, an unburdened soul

It's Not Love

This can't be love
I don't want it
I'm a player
And I flaunt it
Settling down
Is not for me
I'm way to young
I must be free
I play the field
With wild relish
To be tied dwn
Would be hellish
I'm not in love
I refuse it
Here's my black book
I still use it
I won't be caught
In some love trap
In someone's net
Like some dumb sap
So, maybe I
Do feel something
It's not love, I'll
Tell you one thing
There's just no way
That I'm in love
Though she may be
From up above
Like an angel
With golden hair
Sparkling eyes
A heart that cares
A precious soul
So sweet and kind
And she's always
There on my mind
But it's not love
That makes me dizzy
It is not love!
No way! Is it?

Look At Me

I've watched you go from lover to lover
Never staying with any one of them for long
Taking your pleasure, then taking your leave
Unconcerned with broken hearts or hurt feelings
And leaving a long trail of both in your wake
Through it all, I have been here for you
I have been your friend and your confidant
I have been the one constant in your ever changing life
And I have been in love with you since day one
I've told myself the day would come when you would see
But it never has, and I'm tired of waiting
So I'm puttig it all on the line
I don't want to be just your friend anymore
I want to be your everything
So look at me now; what do you see
Your future or your past
The choice is yours, but I wan't wait any longer
Either see me for all that I am, or say goodbye

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