Love Poem: Past This Madness
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Written by: Emile Pinet

Past This Madness

A placebo and panacea, hope, numbs the pain it can't take away. But anxieties quickly return when subjected to the games you play. Love's magic is indisputable; but only if it was meant to be. And lodged deep in my heart like a stone, doubt's massive weight's slowly crushing me. Dreams and fantasies slowly erode, exposed to lies and corrosive fears. And passion's flickering flame dies; doused by a deluge of bitter tears. I'm tired of donning a phony smile, to mask my perpetual sadness. And although it’s not instant relief, time vows to take me past this madness.