Love

Love conquers all

A romanticized idea fed to us from the very beginning

But Love is so sought after that we don’t stop to consider

That maybe Love isn’t who we think it is

Yes, Love does conquer all

Maybe that explains the rope fastening around my throat

Pulling tighter and tighter with every “I love you”

Maybe that explains the empty cavity that once held my heart

My soul

Yes and if Love conquers all

Then I too am conquered

Held under the weight of the chain-linked net it cast upon me

Trapped beneath the ocean

the pressure too much to handle

Love conquers all

And I am its slave

Chained to its floor

Reaching out for salvation but finding nothing

Only the cold emptiness of my cell

A cell that only seems to get smaller

Love does conquer all

There is no escape

We are all doomed to fall under its dominion

To have life choked out of every pore

Beaten and burned until we give in

Then Love loosens its grip on us and leaves us behind

A cold and Bitter husk of what we once were.