When you texted me
I thought
It was because you liked meWhen you flirted and teased
I thought
It was because you liked meWhen you talked to me in class
I thought
It was because you liked meBut when your texts got dry
And your flirting ceased
I thought
Maybe you didn't like meAnd I thought
About how sad it was
That I had started to like you- those who have been led on

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From the Hopeless Romantics - The Anthology
PoetryPoems about how it feels to be a hopeless romantic