You know, I used to think she was this perfect dream,
The longer I stared, the prettier she seemed,
But then, one day, reality hit me like a punch to the gut,
She did something unexpected, and my heart took a rut.

Turns out, she wasn't the girl I'd imagined all along,
I'd romanticized her too much, got it all wrong,
Her flaws and mistakes, I brushed them aside,
Thought they were part of the beauty I couldn't hide.

I ignored every wrong move, every little pain,
Just to keep her close, in this foolish game,
But now I see, I was just a lovesick fool,
Letting myself get hurt, playing by her cruel rule.

© Mawa_toshan