Love's Mirage

Be careful the false idol you create.......

More in love with the idea of being in love than the, 

investment of love, 

the sacrifice of love, 

the commitment of love.  

Fleeting flights of fancy, 

she doesn't exist outside of the mind, 

this one who has been made, 

a habitation of the heart, 

she could never live up to the expectations, 

this one with, 

perfect features, 

perfect temper, 

perfect understanding, 

perfect support, 

perfect love, 

that's not her. 

This love from afar off, 

this love of a dream girl, 

she vanishes in the morning, 

only longing remains.  

Love will never match this image, 

forever chasing a shadow, 

forever looking for that oasis on the horizon.  

This is a selfish, 

self absorbed, 

self defeating love. 

There will never be satisfaction, 

as long as a phantom, 

is the object of affection.

Author's Note

There is a great girl out in the world not in the head....

Reviews

[Anya Stork]

I appreciate the message in this poem, which serves as a call for realistic expectations.

[Dave W.]

Thank you so much for the review, realistic expectations can be hard for some people, I think they would be happier with reality more than the fantasy they make in their minds

[camac1994]

Females are forever searching for that 'happily ever after'. Stay single. Stay friends.

[Dave W.]

Better to be alone than with the wrong person

[camac1994]

I think nobody can live up to our fantasy.

[Dave W.]

Facts i wish I would have learned at a younger part of my life

[camac1994]

Maybe don't look for love.

Just make friends?

[Dave W.]

Friends is basically what I do now, it's safer and more peace

[camac1994]

Wise man. Fantasy disappears when you meet.

[Dave W.]

Sometimes a person is better than you can imagine but that is few and far between

[camac1994]

oh, I totally agree.

[Milena Grubor]

This is beautifully written. It describes how people don't immediately show who they really are, so we idealize them until we realize they're not all we thought they were. Thanks for sharing.

[Dave W.]

Yeah I think the head cannon people make for others is very hard to live up to, when reality sets in it can be jarring to learn our hero's are horrible. Thnak you for the reveiw.

[Stacy]

I found this interesting, as people often attempt to 'build' the one they want in their dreams, not trying to accept reality of the people they may come across within life that actually fit.

[Dave W.]

People chasing mythology created by entertainments version of the perfect person, reality is so much better. Thank you for the review.

[Stacy]

A subject related to many out there.

You're welcome.