Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

Boyfriend Material

Be you ~
I'm not going to tell you what to do.
You're on your own ~ be creative
to care enough to find ways to please me,
to care enough to be...
to care...
yes...

I think that's the key word.
I want you to care.

About me.
About us.

I want you to 
be in the moment,
be in the relationship,
be in the driver's seat.

Contribute
not just sit back and wait for cues.
You're not just along for the ride.

Be...
Care...

Be on top of your game.
Act like you care.
Give it all you've got
without holding back.

Like this is the real thing.
Like you want this to work.
Like you want this to be special.

Be consistent.

Consistently caring loving attentive.
Don't deviate from the script.
Love me like you mean it.



AP: 1st place 2025, Honorable Mention 2026

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Unseeking Seeker August 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM tango dancing like the sun and the moon ~ an enchantment causing lovers to swoon Line Gauthier August 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM Thank you very much for your lovely visit and comment ~

sara Etgen-Baker August 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM before getting married, I developed pretty good radar for those that acted: Like this is the real thing. Like you want this to work. Like you want this to be special. Most of those guys were narcissistic men incapable of long term relationships. Well said, Line. Line Gauthier August 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM Love is a wonderful thing when well done ~