Dysfunction

In todays generation
relationships are based on games
cheating
lying
followed by trust issues

Leaving people with 
insecurities 
doubts
and 
an influx of anxieties

Always wondering
what their partner is up to 
and
who they are talking to

which leads to, 

checking up on their social media accounts
and
looking through their
likes
comments
replies
questioning why they put that kind of emoji
or write a compliment 
on that female’s/male’s 
picture on Instagram 

All of a sudden,

it escalates to a fight 
from 0-160
like a category five hurricane 
with an exchange of strong words
not realizing the extent of the damage 
it has on the other person
Saying things out of
spitefulness and anger
tears start pouring down
drenching all the surroundings

Four hours go by and things calm down 
just like the eye of the storm

The fight is typically resolved with an 
“I love you” 
just like magic things are better

Little do they know it’s only 
temporary
because something will always 
trigger another one.

Once trust is gone, it’s never
the same again.

“I love you” has lost it’s meaning.
It’s thrown around so freely
like the oxygen we inhale
Those words need to be reserved 
only for someone who we genuinely 
care about,
a one of a kind type of person.

Unfortunately this is considered the 
“norm” in today’s society 
And the sad thing 
is that most people expect 
to get hurt like this when they get into new
relationships 
because they themselves have experienced 
it before
not realizing that not every person is the same

The most tragic thing of it all
is that people actually
settle down and accept
this kind of behavior 
because they “love” that person
and are 
afraid of being alone. 
That’s not love, 
but self-destructive behavior

So many cynical individuals out there 
It breaks my heart.

o.k.r