Mr. Dapper

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look at what I wanted / look at what I desired /

someone who would never show me his truth /

In love with the mystery of a man / he was so charming 

and handsome / had a presence / he would never go unseen /

a dapper gentleman / smelled of amber / myrrh

and testosterone / I was enamored / I was strung along 

on a budding love’s high / blinded by expectations / 

envisioned a desirable vision of love / enjoyed the joyride

like a sightseeing lift passing by evergreen / the scenic route

filled with all my imaginings / gassed up what we really were /

eyes glossed over in total admiration / in denial /

obsessed with my fantasy / being in his company /

I romanticized his every action / valued them more 

than the effort and thought he put into them / appreciated 

every moment of him / given to me / slowly I was 

lowered down to reality / down to common sense /

it picked at my subconscious / taunted me 

with where we would eventually be / off the high 

and thrill  / when all becomes familiar 

and I am no longer the spark and newness in his life / 

rumored to be a ladies man / why didn’t I think 

he’d do me the same way?

Another poem to read: Horse and Carriage