I Love You, I Hate You: Relationship Battles

The Cycle of Love and Conflict

I love you; I hate you; I don’t even think I want to date you

Wait! I can relate to you, so now is a good time for us to be faithful

Tomorrow comes, and something happens, so now I am all done

Even though I can't remember what caused our connection to no longer be fun

 I got it! You didn’t listen to my words about this and that

And in the end, you called me a brat!

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The Temptation That Always Wins

I love you; I hate you, but when I indulge you, it is so tasteful

Today, I will have a little of you, and tomorrow, a lot

The next day, I feel like crap and then regret the layers that I put on

 You know, the ones they call fat

Quickly, my yearning for you overpowers the aversion

And then you no longer seem like a burden. I maintain our unhealthy bond

knowing we will soon have another one of our monthly spats

The internal battles that happen because our relationship is out of whack

Chasing Perfection 

I love you, I hate you, so I run to everything that can change you

Serums, moisturizers, piercings and makeovers

I wish I had a brush that was able to paint you over

I would illustrate my cheeks so that they are high, and a little more unique

Remove the bump from my nose so that it lays straight and pointy with the perfect two holes

Completely dismiss my lips and recreate them so they always appear to glisten, like I am wearing the perfect lipstick

Winning the Internal Battle 

I love you, I hate you a familiar battle that will try to overtake  

The bold, the meek, the energetic, and the so-called weak

It's an internal struggle that we do have the power to WIN

Once we realize that healthy relationships begin

When we relate to ourselves positively from within