When Affection Turns Acrid
It happens - creeping up slowly over a span of years from disagreements unresolved, half hearted apologies and not burying the hatchet. The best of us go through affections turning sour that being in the same room requires super human efforts.
Relationships aren't easy yet essential. The ties that we are born with are the most vulnerable to misunderstandings, harsh judgements and irreparable damage. Too much love?.Too much expectations?.Too much of anything is never good anyway.
The carefree years of childhood filled with tears, tantrums, non stop giggles, pranks, fighting and becoming friends again was somewhat easy. One minute there would be cussing and promise of not wanting to speak forever. Then, as if nothing happened it's; 'Do you want to skip rope later?'. There was no need for explanations nor were excuses given.
Adulthood changes everything. It's no more just a tight circle. Outsiders come in and not all the time does the addition click into place. The circle loses its shape and the perfectness becomes distorted. An innocent statement can ignite a bonfire that may last for years. An apology comes across as a sham and a sincere offer to help construed as feigned concern. Nothing is ever simple nor straightforward anymore.
Love is lost and bitterness festers to the point of no return. What do you do?. You try your best to mend what's broken, to recapture what once was but when it isn't reciprocated, you have to let go. Affection turning acrid is heavy to bear and hard to heal.
Relationships aren't easy yet essential. The ties that we are born with are the most vulnerable to misunderstandings, harsh judgements and irreparable damage. Too much love?.Too much expectations?.Too much of anything is never good anyway.
The carefree years of childhood filled with tears, tantrums, non stop giggles, pranks, fighting and becoming friends again was somewhat easy. One minute there would be cussing and promise of not wanting to speak forever. Then, as if nothing happened it's; 'Do you want to skip rope later?'. There was no need for explanations nor were excuses given.
Adulthood changes everything. It's no more just a tight circle. Outsiders come in and not all the time does the addition click into place. The circle loses its shape and the perfectness becomes distorted. An innocent statement can ignite a bonfire that may last for years. An apology comes across as a sham and a sincere offer to help construed as feigned concern. Nothing is ever simple nor straightforward anymore.
Love is lost and bitterness festers to the point of no return. What do you do?. You try your best to mend what's broken, to recapture what once was but when it isn't reciprocated, you have to let go. Affection turning acrid is heavy to bear and hard to heal.
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