Love and Other Mistakes I've Made

They’ll love you as long as you fit

into this narrow little bandwidth 

of an idea of what they want you to be

as a person

They won’t apologize for their hurtful selfishness

and unrealistic expectations

of the perfect person they think you are supposed to be

as their partner

while never really looking in the mirror themselves

and seeing what a mess of a person they are

Not holding themselves to their own judgements

or considering the work they haven’t done on themselves

but you don’t hold them accountable for it

You will love them unconditionally

While they swear that they deserve better

yet haven’t earned better

Their idea of love in their head is fantasy

and nothing more

They are chasing a dream they once had

that has never had a chance in reality

They judge other by their actions

but judge themselves by their intentions

Never considering the reverse

There is no chance for love anymore

as the selfish and the narcissistic inherit the earth

The idea of toxicity is a buzz word for cowards

They who smelt it, dealt it

Maybe you’re the toxic one

Maybe your so called “journey” is a hot mess shit show

Because you are a black hole inside