A Terrible State of Reality

Love is nothing more than a therapist,

and an unlicensed one at that.

A person who claims to search for love

is doing nothing more than lying to themselves.

For what they search for is not love

but happiness, eternity, and perfection.

They search for ideas and ideals which do not exist.

Love, though, love exists-

but no-one's ever looking in the right places.

Love, after all, is nothing but a therapist.

A therapist does not solve problems, that's not their job,

and the only promise one will ever make is to try.

Love is like that, like a therapist

and the terms in their journals and textbooks.

Love is not a state, and it is not a solution.

It is a condition, and, much like a contract,

is full of them.

Reviews

[Rick Puetter]

Very insightful. And yep, you bet there are lots of conditions.

Another one I enjoyed quite a bit.

Best regards,

Rick

[Kurayami]

I like this line,
"For what they search for is not love
but happiness, eternity, and perfection."
~Yvette

[Matching Socks]

Last lines are Brilliant!!!!

Love is not a state, and it is not a solution.
It is a condition, and, much like a contract,
is full of them.

[E. A. Lide]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked that last bit, it's probably one of my favourite things I've ever written myself.

[Matching Socks]

It's good, the conditions like a contract...
Which if you get married then there are many conditions with that contract...
Though shalt not f**k around, though shalt not go to bed angry, though shalt cook and clean and rub my feet....

[E. A. Lide]

The rubbing of the feet is an age old ritual, and one of the binding points of the contact, naturally.

[Matching Socks]

Lol! :) awesome...
No getting out of it then. Thx for the comic relief!