The pretty poison
that we swallow willingly
to forget the pain.

I wish I could say
I knew something about this…
We’re…complicated.

Love isn’t easy.
No one said it would be, but
I’ll always choose you.

Yes, I’m hard to love,
and harder still to live with.
Thank you for staying.

You must earn my love.
Through trials and tribulations,
you will be tested.

I knew I loved you
from the very first moment
I laid eyes on you.

There are many names,
and it wears many faces,
but the heart’s the same.

I hold my hands tight.
There’s nothing between them,
but they’re not empty.

I lost it somewhere
between my childhood dreams and
my adult pressures.

Oh my beloved,
promise me, once I am gone,
you will love again.