Empty Poem by Lauren C

The idea of perfect love is a misconception
They fool you with movies that have happy endings and upbeat songs.
They tell you that love is beautiful, gentle, and kind
but they don't tell you that love may not last
They don't tell you that you get your heart broken
more often than it gets repaired
And even if time heals your heart,
the scars from loves lost still remain like stretch marks on a mothers belly
Those emotional scars never fully heal,
they stay sore and they bleed regret and sorrow
every time you feel betrayed
Love is beautiful while you're in it.
But loves lost are like plane crashes
You cant think straight
and you damn sure cant save yourself from the hurt coming your way
Love is uncontrollable.
You fall in love with people who don't know how to love you back
or even worse, people who don't want to love you back
Love leaves you breathless and on cloud 9
but when you fall and there is no one left to catch you
you shatter like antique vases falling off pedestals
And then when you try to put the pieces back together
Someone comes and knocks you over again
And with each lover, another piece of you disappears.
Until you have nothing left to give
Nothing left to lose
You become empty.