Love or Care

Prompt: to write a criticism on something common

Post-Valentine's Day

and there's still the feeling

The warm,

sugary,

sickly-sweet,

bitter feeling

Of the couples who speak,

and sing,

and poke,

and tease,

and deride

Who claim the word "love"

but it's more like "obligation"

or even "fear"

of being alone.

"Hate" huddle between giggles

"Stupid" said with a smile

But the laughter disappears

And the words continue

to roll off of the same tongues

That met only moments before.

A couple?

More like

fighting, bickering,

friends with benefits.

Author's Note

I'm taking a poetry class and we're starting to write poems based on the prompts that the professor gives us. This is the first one that I've finished.

Reviews

[Jamestown]

To funny! Reminds me of the comedian I heard on Valentine's day, he say
" it's sad when we set a day aside to love someone we should already love"
We need to be reminded:) lmao... Thanks for sharing and b-blessed.

[Grenouille Rousse]

Thanks! I love Valentine's day, but I agree with that comedian, haha! Thank you and God bless you as well :)