I have an imaginary boyfriend,
Do you know why?
Because the last time i had a man,
He made me cry.
My imaginary boyfriend loves so,
Thats because i tell him what my friends don't know,
In my dream he sings to me,
As we dance along a river of fantasy.
"I love you," he tells me,
"I love you," i say,
"Please don't leave me behind in this world alone,"
" I won't," he says,
"I'm imaginary, remember?,"
"I can stay here as long as you need me,
even when you're not dreaming."
This is my imaginary boyfriend,
He will never be real,
But when I'm sad and lonley,
He will help me heal.
This is my imaginary boyfriend,
He can always be mine,
Even when i have a real husband,
And even when my husband isn't alive,
Even when i'm old and 89
So this is my imaginary boyfriend,
He' ll never make me cry,
But one day his love will make me die.
A contest entry
- Snippets From A Laden Heart. by Poetryintheblood.
625 points, ended November 1, 2008, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Omg, Omg, Omg!
A wonderful boyfreind you've got.
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Welcome to Allpoetry
Hello there!
This made me both laugh and cry, as I too had an imaginary boyfriend when I was in my teens; real ones can hurt too much, and besides... they also talk back
I understand, though, that it's a comfort mechanism; for me, it was about being lonely and often feeling inadequate, compared to my taken siblings and friends.
This is very well-written, and carries a lot of memories for my much-younger self. Well done, and welcome aboard! If you need to talk to someone, or if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me
Best wishes,
Laura
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Thank you for your most deeply spoken entry, Josie
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This is impressive for your age. You demonstrate the sadness of trying to achieve what is hard to achieve in this life and that is realiability. Keep writing poet, and you will go far.
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omg! i love this poem
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welcome to all poetry
Hi imaginary lover 21
Imaginary is cool, don't give up on finding the real thing good poem, please keep writing, reading and commenting
Barbara
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Excellent!
Haven't we all been this way one time or another? I love this poem because it is truth, because I've been there and know how that feels. You have the courage to say, to show us your boyfriend, to show us you as well.
The ending is abrupt, I would try an find a way to ease the ending. That's the only thing I see ''wrong" about this poem.
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Perfect!Beautiful, heartfelt and touching, Kinda sad and hard too sometimes, How 100% I can relate here!!! it's like written for me, well I'm a guy, so I feel like I have an imaginary girlfriend too! the one we love inside our heads, making us feel and everything
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i like the first 2 stanzas and also the last one though all of it is great!
good write
love always
erica carnea
xxx
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