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When LovešŸ’” Becomes Duty...

Dark Reflection on Relationships

By Sugan Ya Published about a year ago • 1 min read
When LovešŸ’” Becomes Duty...
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<When Love Becomes Duty>...

Yes, I know him. I love him.
We committed, we’ve got kids,
there’s a reason, right? There must be.
I get it, but why does it feel like a dream?

She loves me, and I love her too.
I want to love her more, but I’m exhausted.
We’re a family, we’ve got beautiful kids,
but sometimes it feels like I’m floating, detached...

Every night, I’m caught in this loop:
Let’s just adjust, settle, survive,
because we’ve got kids, right?
Even if the love feels like a distant memory,
even if it’s like staring through a fog,
even if it’s slowly unraveling...

Just bear it. Just exist together.
But sometimes, in the haze, I wonder—


Is this kind of relationship necessary?


Or

Is any relationship really necessary?

fact or fictionFree Verseslam poetry

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Sugan Ya

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  • ReadShakurrabout a year ago

    This is so deep and relatable

  • Esala Gunathilakeabout a year ago

    Sugan , it's powerful.

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