DNA

It's surprising what we tell ourselves before relationships 

The confidence we have in making partner wishlists 

The qualities we write that we lack

"Opposites attract"

The expectations we have based on our desires

Yet we fall for the opposite of what we sought for

Flirting with them like our lives depend on it

Phrases like "We were destined for each other" 

Or "You were made for me"

Coming out naturally as though part of our DNA

We completely forget that once we had wishes

We draw conclusions to the illusions we set in our heads

A reality we invent

A reality meant to serve us

Yet we fall in the dark and become oblivious

If you are blessed by the heaves, you get your happily ever after

But if you drunk on the cursed waters, your nightmares become your reality

 

Ariane Dushime