A Sad State of a Spoken Word

I think that the word LOVE is thrown around so loosely, but this is what I came up with.

Its become caricature
Of the amazing art it deserves to be
Like a washed up boxer
Punch drunk from the abuse it has taken And made to be the sacrificial journeymen
For its sex soaked, anger driven, drama laced, younger counterpart
Misappropriated to end friendships
Give birth to contempt
And make a woman feel like sex is a 4 letter word

L.O.V.E.

It is a mirage
Paraded in public to make you see what cannot be
And blinds you to the reality
That this once gave our words a voice
And has become a way to give our voice no words.

Reviews

[A.Taylor]

Great write! You definitely hit the nail on the head with this one. I agree that "Love" does not seem to be taken as seriously as it once was. I was going to say the last two lines were my favorite with the idea of our voice having no words. It's a powerful concept, but honestly I very much enjoyed the whole piece.

[Distant horizons]

Beautifully written

[bob, small b. aka invs]

this is very true. and love isn't the only word which has lost meaning. look at the way words like genius and hero are tossed around. sad that perfectly wonderful and powerful words have come to this.

nice writing.