Watching The Same Show

Concerning love, and how loving someone is healthy, being in love is purely destructive

The stars in splendour wheel above them

Young but making promises of devotion forever

Every night is the story of Cinderella 

Or another tale of love on a pedestal 

To be in love isn't a triumph

But a state of paralysis 

Are you sure you're happy now

As your grasp on reality is tuning out

I'm just stuck on the sidelines

In the cinema watching the same show

I'm just stuck on the sidelines

Love is only pain as far as I know

Two more players on the stage

I signed out of this spectacle so long ago

Every night another unhappy conclusion

KO'ing the senses, smoke and illusions

To idolise one another is corrosive

Souls meeting is toxic to the blood

Are you sure you're happy now

Now that your sanity is bleeding out

I'm just stuck on the sidelines

In the cinema watching the same show

I'm just stuck on the sidelines

Love is only pain as far as I know

Reviews

[popourii]

My favorite line was "KO'ing the senses, smoke and illusions"
I thought it was unique and brought up a lot of visuals in my mind.
I thought your word choices were fantastic and that the overall read was enjoyable despite it's tragedy.

[Darian Justine]

This is great. I loved your use of words to make it all flow very nicely and definitely brighten it up!

[Kelly]

The second to last stanza is my favorite.

[Simon Welsh]

I like! Particularly:

To be in love isn't a triumph
But a state of paralysis

I'll share this with some of the writers on here :)