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A-Wood asked in Arts & HumanitiesPoetry · 1 decade ago

My friend wrote a short poem for me but I dont understand it. any ideas?

“Come here…”

You whisper in my ear,

what I can only imagine a wish yearning to come true would sound like.

Yet, I walk away from the sound.

No more secrets--

Whenever i whisper "come here" in her ear it usually means i wanna kiss her..but damn this poem ****** me up. I have no idea if its a good sign or bad...if she wants me to stop or not..****. some help please!!!

Update:

She is not really afraid of a relationship. But we are both moving on to different colleges and are basically over at the end of the summer. Its not like she doesn't want me to kiss her because she loves kissing me. We kiss 30% of the time im with her. Maybe i could ask her about it...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A short poem, with a long answer--

    Clearly, she wants you to pursue the poem's dangling thread, and ask her what she means by "no more secrets--" She wants to talk, but she doesn't quite know how to bring you into the conversation.

    The third (and longest) line is most significant. The metaphor comparing your whisper to the sound of "a wish yearning to come true" indicates that your call is something she wants (otherwise, why choose that metaphor?). However, she says she "can only imagine" that's what a wish yearning to come true would sound like. This indicates that she doesn't know for sure. More likely, she's afraid to admit it, because she's not sure about the status of the relationship. It's this uncertainty that will make her walk away.

    My interpretation of this is that you're stringing this girl along, and she wants you to man-up and commit. If you won't, she's going to walk. The fact that you call her your "friend" (not your "girlfriend") reinforces this conclusion. The slightly ambiguous nature of the poem mirrors the ambiguous nature of the relationship.

    It could also be that she's breaking it off with you because she has something else going on, and she doesn't want to keep it a secret anymore. In that case, you would have to interpret line 3 differently. I don't think this is very likely, because the word "yet" in line 4 indicates that your whispered call is compelling (though she would walk away nonetheless).

    My suggestion is that you figure out what you want from this girl, then talk to her. She's not quite ready to come out about it directly (she wrote you a poem instead of just talking to you), you should say "I've been thinking about your poem -- especially the 'no more secrets' part -- and I want to tell you..." The tell her how you feel about her. It seems pretty clear that she's giving you an opening. (A less gallant approach would be to ask her to go first, by expalining what "secrets" she was referring to.)

    As far as whether the poem is a good sign or bad, that depends on what you want. I'd say she wants you to stop, unless you're really interested in getting involved. Good Luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    The key is not only in "yet I walk away from the sound", it's in the "no more secrets". If you've reconstructed the poem the way she actually wrote it, then she's saying that she hears you say what she can only imagine a "wish yearning to come true" would sound like...in other words, she hears what your wish is...yet she walks away. That says that she's making or has made a decision that your wish is not her wish and that she wants no more secrets...so you need to ask her, in a very non-confrontational way, what she meant by "no more secrets"...is the secret that she doesn't want to spend any more time with you, or that she doesn't want to get any more involved than she already is because she's decided this is only a temporary situation? Allow her room to breathe and just ask her to be honest with you...it sounds like she's trying to tell you something in a nice way that she doesn't want to directly, so you'll have to create a comfortable situation where she doesn't feel guilty about telling you what's on her mind...because it's possible that what she wrote isn't exactly what she meant. Just remember in all things be kind and thankful for the time you've already shared...do not play the guilt card...or you'll regret it. (not that you would...I'm just saying "don't").

    Source(s): Editor, New Poets Press
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Perhaps, since you two are going your separate ways, that she is simply saying that she has enjoyed her time with you but all good things come to an end. Now the time has come to "walk away" and "no more secrets" need be kept to ensure the relationship that you two have enjoyed.

    Communication in a straight forward manner is always the best way to know yourself and the others around you. Ask her.

    Then allow her to go happily so that you will be a bright star in the evening of her youth. Cheers!

  • 1 decade ago

    A good poem, but confusing. Sounds like she is unsure of something. It says "imagine a wish yearning to come true" seems like she might want more of you, but yet it says she walks away. Is she afraid of the relationship? Don't know. I would just ask her, but tell her it is a nice poem. Good Luck

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  • 1 decade ago

    it's a bad sign bc to her when you say come here, to her that is the sound of your want/yearning/desire to kiss her. but she walks away from the sound, meaning she doesn't want to kiss you.

    sorry, bud. you can always ask her to explain it to you.

  • Mz.H
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    1 decade ago

    It sounds like to me that you like her but she is confused on what to do about the situation. She walks away from you...You should ask her whats its about and get the real truth!

  • 5 years ago

    ok. I write poetry myself. the subject inclusive of your writing is which you will possibly desire to concentration your innovations. you have too lots rhyming. particularly on your first poem.. You the two might desire to jot down in couplets (2 rhyming lines), ABCB form (the 2d and fourth line Rhyme), or no longer rhyme. genuine pals are constantly there no rely, smiles or tears on the coldest, darkest, lonely day they permit you to combat your fears. My genuine pals understand the genuine me, it is not approximately my automobile. they are going to pass the gap, come what might, Their love will take me some distance. I proportion my secrets and techniques with my pals, They calm me as quickly as I throw a greater wholesome. or perhaps whilst i do no longer love me, i understand that they love me, each bit. And as quickly as I try explaining, My sorrow and my discomfort. My pals stand via me, no rely what... Sunshine interior the midst of rain... be conscious how the 2d and 4th lines paintings jointly, allowing the 1st and third to be loose form. Poetry has many varieties. you haven't any longer any doubt studied them at school. None rhyme each line. examine out poets you like and look at their form. Rhyming each sentence takes away concentration out of your innovations, that are stable. try to stay with a topic - like your pals poem. Getting off concern confuses the reader, no rely how smart the language.you commence out with a deep, coronary heart felt line and then communicate approximately shoelaces. (third poem) come to a determination on which you go with for to jot down. it must be humorous or deep, yet do no longer mixture the two. Make a sparkling tale out of what you write. stable luck! the only thank you to strengthen right into a poet is to jot down poetry, so save expressing your self and searching for effective complaint! desire this helped.

  • 1 decade ago

    Flirting 101 ..sounds like she is teasing you a bit ...but she is open to the posibblities.... enjoy the chase!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think she likes you.

    But she defiently has something she has been holding back, and wants to tell you now.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    the girl loves you ! she wants more than you teasing her she wants all of you !

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