Love, Dark Side

People look at each other, and say it's love at first sight.

A hug, a kiss, or maybe more seals this deal inside their minds.

But to say we're in love is such a strong word.

Do we really love that other as much as we think?

Do we really think we'll spend our whole lives together till death do we part?

Maybe we learn that they have an alcohol problem one day.

Or maybe they're addicted to porn and try to cover it up.

What do we do then, when this situation arises?

What do we say to them we had said we loved?

Do we say that we fell out of love?

Do we say that we didn't love him/her as much as we thought?

The sad answer I give to you is, nay, we don't.

For if we had truly loved him/her, we would have loved them for what I call.

Our own dark side.

Do not foolishly throw that word around.

For that word means more than what you say.

To love someone, is to love every part of them.

Even those, that are hidden in their shadows.

The parts of them, that are their dark side.