Someone once told me

That sometimes we fall in love

With ideas 𝘯𝘰𝘵 people

Of course I didn’t mind them

Until I liked this guy

The same guy

For two years

I never realised

How rude or selfish he was

Until he moved and we lost contact

Now that he is gone

I can think clearly

And I soon realised

That I fell in love

With the idea of him

Not really him

Next time

I’ll make sure to listen

When someone says

Don’t fall in love

With the idea of someone

But instead the true him

When he isn’t

Hiding who he really is