I thought I had knew
who I wanted you to be,
turns out I didn't have a clue,
till you appeared before me.
I've watched too many shows,
they gave me false impressions.
I've had too many blows,
I've lost all my expectations.
I focused on the wrong things,
they distracted me away.
The promises of love they say,
I fell to their prey.
I thought I had lost,
But I actually gained.
What I had learnt,
was worth all that pain.
I learnt that I'd been shallow,
and that I didn't look deep,
deep into the heart and soul,
the things that I could keep.
And now I won't be fooled again,
I won't let you go.
I know a man of character,
is precious as fine gold.
Through the years of refining,
still he will remain,
older than before,
better than before,
and by my side, he'll stay.
This poem speaks of how my expectations started to shift more towards focusing on what's inside than outside, and my journey through my immature and shallow dating days of the past.