Is It Real Poem by Lade Kolawole

They say life is fun, live it to the fullest
They try to protect you from the moments that'd be the dullest
Keeping you in the basement with no light
Sometimes you'd even cry yourself to sleep at night
As you become older the more you discover
That love is hate undercover
You try to smile and be so bright
Even though the tears are causing you to lose your sight
The more you tell yourself no regrets
The more you try your best to forget
Is love truly real?
Or is it just a very bad deal?
Sitting, thinking to yourself where did I go wrong
Was it that your love wasn't strong
The truth is love is a virus
It shuts down your system and divides us
What you don't seem to realize
Is what they tell you are just lies
The truth is love can not exist with no hate
Than why is it they call love great?