I am too old
To wish for miracles
But that’s ok
I am old enough to
Not need them anymore too.
I know this now
No prince charming comes
No fairy godmother appears,
What you get is
Flawed human beings
Selfish by nature
With their flawed human hearts
And limited understanding
Willing to love you
And spend their lives doing so.
As a mother, a father, a brother
A sister, a friend, a husband, a wife
All far from perfect, they err and fail
And at times they fail you,
But isn’t it almost poetic
That so do you?
And in spite of all your flaws
And all your failures
All your selfishness
They love you
They want to love you
For all of their human lives.
How miraculous is that?
So here’s my vow to you,
I am broken and I am twisted
Some sides of me are ugly
But I will love you if you let me
I will love your broken, twisted
Ugly and beautiful sides
All the same.
To me you are magnificent
Just the way you are,
I will Never need
You to be perfect
To love you.
I won’t promise you
A love that is perfect
But I will give you all of me,
All of my imperfect self
If you’ll have me.
-N
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Poetry © Copyright 2017, Opinionated Head
September 20, 2017 at 6:08 pm
Well, a beautiful poem. Imperfect self.
Now on a funnier side, do they have a choice? 🙂
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September 20, 2017 at 7:27 pm
hahaha…of course they do!
Just not a flawless, unbroken one. 😉
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September 21, 2017 at 2:16 am
Well, no one has a perfect choice.
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September 21, 2017 at 7:05 am
Which is kind of the whole point here. 🙂
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September 20, 2017 at 6:14 pm
Can’t reject such love..beautifully penned down. Straight from the heart💓
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September 20, 2017 at 7:27 pm
Thank you! 🙂 🙂
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September 20, 2017 at 7:06 pm
I wrote once, “all I ever wanted was someone to cradle my broken pieces and whisper in my ear, they’re beautiful.”
You capture love so perfectly here. Like everything, it’s yin and yang. I’ve finally learned that hard truth of what you love and hate in another is what you love and hate in yourself. If I ever get married again, I would sob at these. ❤️❤️❤️
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September 20, 2017 at 8:46 pm
Oh that’s so heart warming!
I like this… what you love and hate in others is what you love and hate in yourself… beautiful!
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September 20, 2017 at 7:55 pm
Beautifully written!!!🤘📝💡
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September 20, 2017 at 8:44 pm
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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September 20, 2017 at 8:53 pm
Beautiful composition of truthful love …Your lines changed from giving me heavy feeling in the beginning, to then light feeling of true love offered. It may never be perfect but it could be still magical I think …
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September 21, 2017 at 7:02 am
Yeah, that’s just what I wanted to say!!
Perfection is too big a burden to put on ourselves and on those we love.
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September 21, 2017 at 7:25 pm
I am happy my comment was in agreement of your message 🙂 Very true about perfection!
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September 22, 2017 at 9:46 am
🙂
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September 20, 2017 at 9:45 pm
Just lovely! No one is perfect, everyone is flawed in some way, well said.
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September 21, 2017 at 7:03 am
Exactly! Thank you for your kind words 🙂
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September 20, 2017 at 11:58 pm
Niharika, truly beautiful. And you know, I can now participate in the passion as I am now reading poetry with my heart. The difference is huge that I can enjoy without any analysis or trying to find out the meaning. Just flows from the heart ❤️
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September 21, 2017 at 7:04 am
Thank you, Kurian, I am so glad it had that effect on you.
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September 21, 2017 at 7:53 am
Absolutely Niharika. I am looking upto you for guidance and inspiration 🙏
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September 21, 2017 at 10:04 am
I really hope that I am worthy of it! 🙂
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September 21, 2017 at 10:12 am
Believe me, I know. That’s already shown
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September 21, 2017 at 11:01 am
🙂
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September 23, 2017 at 9:16 am
Awesome!
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September 23, 2017 at 9:31 pm
Thank You!! 🙂
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September 26, 2017 at 2:23 pm
For me, these are the most perfect words you’ve penned yet. Absolutely beautiful poem which deserves sharing far and wide 🙂
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September 26, 2017 at 4:06 pm
Oh, Thank you so much…that’s a huge thing to say to a writer. 🙂
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September 26, 2017 at 6:54 pm
As one writer to another, yes I know! I choose my words carefully too so it is not a hollow compliment.
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September 26, 2017 at 7:23 pm
Thank you! You saved the day you know.. Your compliment was the best thing about my day today. 🙂
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September 26, 2017 at 8:06 pm
That’s kind of you ☺️
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September 27, 2017 at 10:30 am
The target of this poem would be a grade A fool, not to say ‘Yes!’
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September 27, 2017 at 11:49 am
Hahaha…. that’s so sweet! 🙂
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September 27, 2017 at 9:58 pm
OMG – this is so stunningly fantastic in so many ways! I absolutely loved the truth and emotional feelings laid out in plain view. None of us are a Prince Charming nor a Princess nor should we expect one if we are less than??
It goes back to the truth and unconditional love in the old gospel hymn – Just as I am!
You left way, way too many seeds of inspiration to be gleaned from a single reading. I will have to go over this several times! Thanks for such a wonderful post!
And thanks for the views and comments on my site.
Chuck
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September 28, 2017 at 6:33 am
Oh Wow…. I cna’t tell you how heart warming is a feedback like that! Thank you!
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October 8, 2017 at 2:24 am
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Come and read the moving and beautiful love poem “My Vow To You”
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October 8, 2017 at 8:22 am
Thank you for sharing my work, it means a lot! 🙂
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October 8, 2017 at 7:08 pm
You are so welcome! You and your words are so worthy!
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October 9, 2017 at 7:12 pm
You are too kind. 🙂
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November 28, 2017 at 9:40 pm
Reblogged this on Dream Big, Dream Often.
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November 29, 2017 at 4:49 am
Thank you!! It’s really kind of you. 🙂
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September 22, 2017 at 8:21 pm
Oh Ket, That means so much for you to say that about my poems. I really am getting all warm an fuzzy while reading this!
Thank you! :*
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