i hope you think of me | poem by dakota wint

I Hope You Think of Me
Dakota Wint poem
I wanted to be the one to show you the world,
I wanted to take you the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Or kiss you under a moonlit Rome.
Like the things that happened in the Colosseum,
I wanted to rip you apart in the most poetic way.
I wanted to go snorkeling in Aruba,
I wanted to see the coral beneath our feet.
Everywhere I wanted to be, I wanted to be there with you.
I wanted it to be so that no matter what, every time you saw an airplane, you'd think of me.
Or anytime you'd see the moon reflect in someone else's eyes.
Whenever you found yourself driving through a neighborhood full of mansions
Just to plan out your dream life, I hope you think of me.
Because I remember waking up next to you and the way the sunlight would hit your face,
And floating dust speckled around you.
I just wanted to drown in your presence.
You were like a beautiful still in a moving world.
Time seemed to slow down whenever you were near me.
If you've ever been in a car accident or a near-death experience, you know what I mean.
It's a beautiful bliss where time stops and you're shown your life.
All the bad choices that led you to this moment.
In a weird way, you're kinda the reason I don't regret anything in life.
I remember when we were upstairs and you told me that you wanted to die.
You were beautiful in the saddest way.
To let someone see who you really are,
To be real for just once in your life.
You put your mask down and looked at me with your heart through watery eyes.
We could talk for hours about how terrible things happen to good people.
But one thing I learned from you is that even sunflowers don't last forever,
They show up for a little while as the seasons change, to remind you that...
Hey, the world's beautiful sometimes,
And then they go.
Just like when we promised forever, I didn't think it'd come so soon.
I prided myself on being able to make you smile when things would get bad.
Of course, I was usually the reason they were bad but...
We didn't makes sense, but we didn't have to.
Like a statue of our waxed hands fallen and morphed from aging.
I remember you told me that you felt me slipping through your fingers.
I laughed and said "The only thing slipping through your fingers is mine."
But you were right, the weight of the world pulled me right though.
So whenever you feel sad, just look at your wrist.
Every pissed off morning you'd have to wake up before my parents caught you sleeping over.
Every Slurpee I brought to your cosmetology school.
And every time you'd sneak over and sleep instead of going to class.
And you bleached my hair orange, and you ruined all of our pillows when you dyed your hair red.
How we could watch Harry Potter and Twilight on repeat.
When I ate a weed chocolate bar and freaked out.
Every time you'd storm out the front door
And how funny it was that you ended up kissing me 5 minutes after.
That time you slapped me, or like the first time I saw you walking towards me.
Or how you were obsessed with taking pregnancy tests.
Or how we lost a little version of ourselves.
Whenever you look at your wrist,
I hope you think of me,
And I hope you think about everything that we used to be.
I hope you think of me forever.

[EmilyAnnShaheen]

I've been falling asleep to this every night for a year now. So beautiful

[maddiekopecki]

I feel like every girl watching this video fell in love with him just a little bit.... my heart

[mathildequitzau]

your voice makes me so happy and your poems make me so happy

your existence makes me really happy

[jasmine.a.]

I still come back to these poem videos by Dakota all of the time!! There’s just something about them that’s so special to me💕💕

[JanelleSantacruz]

I watched this at a time where my emotions already had the best of me and now i'm a mess, but this is truly beautiful.

[adriamaral]

You did take her to Paris. You did....And every castle still standing, colorful jungles in magic Thailand. Pyramids and sailing....endless flights over beautiful pink clouds, steam trains over tall bridges in restless rivers and hundreds of lonesome cabins with snow covered roofs.

You opened your poem saying...You wanted, so YOU DID. Travels are a joint state of mind.

Beautiful Poem. Loved it deeply. Thank You.

[leagaillard]

Happy i hope you think of me day to me. I found this poem wayyy back when it wasn't more than a couple years old. It pops back into my head from time to time, and I like to make sure it's still here. For old times' sake.

[lovelychaos]

I remember stumbling upon this years ago and crying for hours. I’m so glad I found it again.

[CapraObscura]

Every now and then i find myself back to this specific poem. Just something about it that hits the soul in such a way i cant explained. Thank you dakota🌎

[yvettealarcon]

it's been almost 5 years and i still come back to this i love you Dakota

[brooksgunn]

_It was hard to find this again. I listened to this in my freshman year of college when I had no direction._

_I dated girls I knew it would never work with. I tried to convince myself it could._

_This kind of gave me a new outlook on things. It doesn't describe my ideal relationship, but it sure did give me a changed perspective on what true love really is._

_Now I'm dating the love of my life, and I couldn't be happier. She says she couldn't be either, and I'd do so much to keep it that way._

_We will grow stronger and wiser with one another each day._

[hlak]

You are, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful humans I have met and this world is a better place with you here :)

[ac]

Literally in tears, you have a new subscriber.

[s.i.s]

i love these, simple poems. they remind me of when i was in love. i'm currently going through a break up and he has already moved on. i miss him, i miss him so much

[NiranGs]

Dakota, your poems are so beautiful and so inspiring. Your poems are that near death experience you described; they make time stop for a moment & they make you realise the certain things in life that are more important than the problems we face. Thank you for creating and sharing these breath taking poems.

[jessipaige]

This got me choked up. It also makes me feel inspired to start writing again, I used to do it all the time and I'm not sure why I stopped. Thanks for reminding me why it's such a beautiful, magical, freeing experience 😊

[filippoilpoeta]

I love your line of: I wanted to be the one to show you the world! I think your poem is very deep and really hits the heart just right! Keep creating my man!!!

[willowway]

I like that youtube is recommending your old vids to me. Thoroughly enjoying these again. Can't wait for your book... 😊👍💗

[maleahwhittaker]

poetic. beauty. beautiful words twisted with beautiful meanings.

[axyira]

this was beautiful, i like how you connected it with 'my dearest sunflower' at one point, absolutely amazing how you can write such great things. 
doing a good job man :-)