'Writing Poems To Characters I Should Be Writing To Friends' by Ravyn LaRue

I'm starting to realize
I never just see myself
in characters I love
there's always at least a small fragment of some beloved
but I don't like to say it
since I often fall for characters
who are varying levels
of insane and pathetic
so I'll tell you this much
in those fictional darlings
who have my heart
due to you also
having my heart
more often than not
I see myself as their weaknesses
and you as their charms
so I hope you see this
as the odd fractured compliment it is