Who You Were Poem by Lizzy Henry

This is who I thought you were
Those few years I knew you quite well
But then your family made you leave the school
I didn't really care back then
You were one grade ahead of me
And I was OK when you left
But now how I see you is changing
How I saw you just a few months ago
Now that's a different story
I had a different feeling
After 4 years I guess its OK
But I liked you
You liked me
I wouldn't show it
You showed that you liked my friend
She said no
I was happy
But then someone said that I had to hate you in order for you to like me
So I tried that
You called me a pyro and said you'd burn my hair
I knew from that look in your eyes that you were joking
But that's how I remember you now
I saw you just a few days ago
And you said the same thing
I saw your eyes
And tried my best not to smile
I failed horribly
I couldn't stop smiling
Now I don't really know what to feel
One minute I hate you
The next I want to be with you
Everywhere I look
Theres something to remind me of you...
Why'd you have to bring that day up again...?