Love Is The Monster In The Shadows

It can be silent

Then suddenly break free

with the intensity of fireworks flooding a dark, thick sky.

It slinks in the dark

Terrifying you to your core

Making you vulnerable to the only truth amongst lies.

We will kill for it

Consume it's flesh and moan with it's blood trickling down our throats

But it does the same to us

It devours all but leaves only a few sane enough to see its destruction

It laughs at the damaged and wrecked while humbling us in our sleep.

It kills you

Gently

Quietly

While caressing your eyes with tears

It knows nothing of mercy

Yet makes us cry with pleasure

Because though we are scared of it

God, how we crave it.

Reviews

[Tamika]

I love this! "making you vulnerable" - this is so very true, love can cause even the strongest souls to break.. I love the imagery of "caressing your eyes with tears", that line is almost beautiful, yet speaks of sadness, so I like the paradox. "Because though we are scared of it/god, how we crave it" That part speaks to me so much. As it would with everyone I assume. Plus I really like how you tied the whole poem up with the last line. Well done.