Love Poem

 Love is not always the answer...
At least, not romantic love...
Just because you love someone 
Is not always a good reason
To stay...
Just because you love
Each other
Is not always a good enough reason
To stay together...
We are relentlessly hard on ourselves,
But we also take that darkness out
On the people
We swear to love
Forever...
Our self-doubt turns a wonderful,
Delicate thing
Into something 
Unrecognizable
And damaged...
Words of love no longer
Accepted with anything more
Than doubt and suspicion...
Lovemaking becoming mechanical
When one partner is silently analyzing
Every move the other makes...
Every place their eyes
Rest too long...
Resentment grew
In both of our hearts,
If it can be said
That either of us had hearts...
Kept my defenses up
After awhile
Since the turn of any random moment
Could spring a trip wire...
Love is not always the answer...
It's not always the cure...
Love doesn't always save the day...
Count your blessings
If it has for you...
That is a precious thing...
But life is also full
Of precious tragedies...
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