In Love With The Idea
Embracing Imagined Love: Maya Nichole's Poetic Yearning
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I write these poems
I engage in writing these poems
Got no one to show them to
I lack someone to share them with
Who's it about
Asking about the subject of the poems
Some boy I don't know him
Referring to an unidentified boy
I'm in love with the idea
Expressing affection for an idealized concept
My heart remains open
Remaining emotionally available
For him to come right through
Open for the boy to enter her life
Lives in my mind
The boy resides in her thoughts
Until my dreams can come true
Until her aspirations materialize
I'm in love with the idea
Reiterating affection for an idealized concept
I find I always romanticize my life
Tendency to romanticize life experiences
There's only so much I can prioritize
Limited capacity to prioritize
So I decide to keep love in my heart and head
Choosing to maintain love in heart and mind
Not sure if that is safe but I know that it's easy
Acknowledging uncertainty about safety, but prioritizing ease
If he stays in my heart then he'll please me
Expecting satisfaction if he remains in her heart
So I decide to keep love in my heart and head
Reaffirming the decision to keep love within
So I can have him anytime that I want
Desire to have him available whenever wanted
So I won't lose anything when it's all gone
Avoiding loss and heartbreak by keeping him in thoughts
Won't make a mistake, won't deal with heartbreak
Commitment to avoid mistakes and heartbreak with him
Not with him
Especially not with him
Keep him tucked in between all of these lines
Keeping thoughts of him intertwined in her creations
Keep myself up here most of the time
Prioritizing self and maintaining positivity
All you would find, inside this mind
Contents of her mind are dedicated to him
Are dedicated lines
Dedicated lines in her mental space
I write these poems
Repeating the act of writing poems
Got no one to show them to
No one to share her creative output with
Who's it about
Reiterating the inquiry about the subject of the poems
Some boy I don't know him
Repeating the reference to an unknown boy
I'm in love with the idea
Reaffirming love for the idealized concept
My heart remains open
Continuing to keep her heart open for him
For him to come right through
Reiterating that he lives in her thoughts
Lives in my mind
Continuing to wait for her dreams to materialize
Until my dreams can come true
Repeating the desire to keep love within
I'm in love with the idea
Reiterating the affection for the idealized concept
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