Do You Think of Me? — Summary

There is a woman who's up tonight not because she wants to be but, because she made a choice she can't reverse now On this sleepless night the brief moments you shared play through her mind As these blissful snapshots ignite a flame deep within her soul she asks silently Do you think of me? The truth is she thinks of you and wonders how you are, every chance she gets Just once she'd like to read a, "Good Morning Beautiful text like she use to not so long ago Her heart can't keep beating in a rhythm that seems to be asking Do you think of me? If you're not thinking of her like you say you have been please be the gentleman she believes you are and let her go with your best wishes So she may never again have to silently ask Do you think of me?

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Teresa's poem is about a woman lying awake at night, haunted by a relationship that seems to be slipping away. She speaks about herself in the third person, as "she," which gives the poem a slightly distant, confessional feel, as if she can only admit her feelings by stepping back from them. She is awake because of a choice she can't undo, and the poem doesn't say what that choice was. Short, happy memories of the time she shared with him keep replaying and stirring up feelings she can't switch off.

The repeated question, "Do you think of me?", works like a heartbeat, and the poem says as much. Underneath it is longing and some hurt: she misses even a simple "Good Morning Beautiful" text. By the end, though, she asks him to be honest. If he isn't thinking of her, she wants him to let her go kindly. The mood is tender, tired and vulnerable, but also quietly dignified.

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