Why is love so hard?
Its bites you with its piercing sting
It tames you with its frightening claws
Far beyond your power, once caged within
It hurts, when they hurt
you cry, when they cry
bleed when they bleed
and crumble when you try
to help them
because it makes you weak to empathise
Yet
with the force of a gale,
it stands
firm against the wind
You have no choice,
no choice
but to give in
It hurts the place in your heart,
where theirs
is cradled, safe
So you try to be soft
when they rage
Try to be sweet
when they're bitter
because you know they'd do the same for you
and to maintain balance,
for yourself
But
this is the sacrifice we make,
the risk we take
and that's why love is beautiful.