More from Hadley Allison
I began at the end of you.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison Forgive me for not knowing we could bloom together.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison I wish I could go back and love you in all the ways I know how to now.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison You satisfied your thirst as I drowned.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison She said fuck this and became her own muse.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison You are allowed to change your mind.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison You loved me in a glasshouse.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison The truth is I would drown In your depths if you’d let me.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison Peace on earth starts with peace within.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison They say eyes don’t lie, but I mistook the distance in your eyes for depth.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison How unfair that I can force my hands to let go before they are ready but not my heart.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison I wonder what it would be like if I took care of my body as well as I take care of your memory.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison Its awfully funny how you think I’m fine.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison I was only in love with the way you made me feel.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison I love you, and I’m so sorry I don’t know how to.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison Poetry was my gateway drug to you.
Hadley AllisonHadley Allison
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From our community writers
Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans
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More on longing
Acting upon a personal desire, whispering a hidden longing, revealing your true feelings
Adam JohnsonAdam Johnson Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel The weary Body, longing for repose, On the gained level of the day’s ascent, Halts for the night and pitches there its tent.
Abraham ColesAbraham Coles Truth is simple, but Illusion makes it infinitely intricate. The person is rare who possesses an insatiable longing for Truth; the rest allow Illusion to bind them ever more and more.
Meher BabaMeher Baba Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
PetrarchPetrarch A love forged from nostalgia is one left longing for more.
Trisha HaidarTrisha Haidar I know not what you believe of God, but I believe He gave yearnings and longings to be filled, and that He did not mean all our time should be devoted to feeding and clothing the body
Lucy StoneLucy Stone I long to be out in the sun with no work to be done.
Irving BerlinIrving Berlin