Do You Love Me, Or Just The Idea Of Me?

Do You Love Me, Or Just The Idea Of Me?

PoetryA Requiem

Feb 8

Written By Zachary Phillips

Do you love me,
Or just the idea of me?

I may be your ‘dream girl’
But I am real,
And that reality is different
From your fantasy.

How often must we fight,
Just to clarify
That you expected
Me to speak differently?

How many tears must fall,
Just to realise
That you expected
Me to be something I’m not?

If you love me,
Please drop your expectations
And open your eyes
To the real me.

My body has blemishes.
I will lose my temper.
I judge unfairly.
I get things wrong.

I am not perfect,
No one is.
Unless of course,
They’re just a dream.

This poem is from the book A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken

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Zachary Phillips

Zachary Phillips is a psychotherapist, meditation instructor, author, and poet. He helps people identify and release the limiting beliefs that no longer serve, process the past, accept the present, and embrace the future with positivity and purpose.

https://www.zachary-phillips.com/about