In Love With an Idea

I fell in love with an idea once

The idea of the perfect man

Who has his head on straight

And is financially responsible

Problem being

He had no soul

Or sense of humor

Everything I said went over his head

Also his lack of war wounds

Bored me

He had been nowhere in life

Be careful what you ask for

You just might get it

Now I want to punch him in the face

He let me believe life is not a bumpy road

I believed in his lies

I wanted to be blind to my realities

Golden Boy is just a memory now

I wish I could forget

I put my whole heart into it

and it blew up in my face

Yet I am the crazy one

for tempting fate?

I am the crazy one

for loving a boring life

Filled with mall clothing

Looking back years later

I know now I would have never fit into his world

No matter how hard I tried.

He was too basic for my tastes

He was too boring for my life.

I don’t regret the feelings I have

But now understand why those who know me best were confused why I was so into him.

Friends saw the bigger picture before I did.

They were bored with him within hours of meeting him.

He was not my ticket to a better life

He was my ticket to a train wreck

A life where I could never be who I was meant to be.

"Passing Skeletons" is a collection of poetry written by Amanda Zylstra. This collection has various themes including relationships, mental illness, addiction, and death. Each poem is filled with vivid descriptions, metaphors, and truth. This collection contains poetry written over the past 20 years and is the first published collection by this author.

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