Blinded by "Love"

This is a poem from a poetry book I am in the process of writing called "The Sequence of My Life"

Blinded by “Love”

Written by Destiny Glenn

 

We’re all blinded by “love”

We never feel the broken glass we walk on

The path that leads to destruction

The one our “true love” brought our way

The human mind

A creation turned ugly by so many

Something that should be un-done

Was oblivious from the start

 

This “love” fills the mind with confusion

Then we fight for what�"an emotion

We lose ourselves

We lose our patience

We lose our wisdom

The loss that impacts us the most

We lose a chunk of our life

Something we can’t get back

 

Once we get ourselves into this mess

We can’t stop

We hand over the keys to our hearts

The sacred key is now in a stranger’s hand

You give them the power

The power to drive you to do things

Things you never thought you’d ever do

Giving away every piece of yourself

 

You’ll wonder where your filter went

The ability to make decisions for yourself

And only yourself

Your personal future

The one you dreamed of

The one you focused so long and hard on

Could disappear and you not know it

Because you’re so focused on a feeling

 

You’re dead by the end of it

Your insides are stolen right from under you

Everything thing that made you who you are

Is gone in an instant

You take your last breath of innocence

Because that’s all you can do

There’s nothing left to spare

You have been destroyed

 

You choose to go through hell

You put everything on the line

Risking a whole future that could be great

All so you can have a romantic relationship

Intimate encounters

It’s all a part of the illusion

Something that looks great on a screen

But in reality it’s an explosive

 

You’d think you’d be done after all that

But the truth is

That was only the first one

You will say “no more”

But let one butterfly enter the stomach

You’re sucked into hypnotization all over again

If only we could listen to our senses

We’re all blinded by “love”

Author's Note

If there are any grammar mistakes please let me know. I would love to here your opinions--anything I should discard or include. I would like to know personal thoughts on the matter, also. Thank you very much.

Reviews

[Centipedle]

Love is hard, it's not all happiness and rainbows that people think it is. The hardest part is understanding yourself and where you stand with your partner. People will judge you, and sometimes you are your worst judgement when it comes to a partner. I enjoyed this poem because it just goes to show, all those love songs we listen to aren't always right. Toxic relationships exist, and are probably the more common about a lot of things.

[BeautyfromPain]

Wow, I really liked this poem. I think the message it portrays is very true and sad.