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writing in the free cc&d
2011 PDF file chapbook: the Dark Side
of Love
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Toxic Love
Mike Berger, Ph.D.
Looking back—-
when did our love turn toxic?
I should have known it wouldn’t
work out. She was fun and giddy
but without any substance. Drawn
to her and her coquettish ways,
I fell in love with a wisp of smoke.
Those flashing eyes now
drip hate. She doesn’t talk
any more; she snarls. She
detests it when I read. She
must be the center of attention.
There are things in this world
beyond the mental cubicle where
she resides. Blinded by a desire
to have her, I couldn’t see that
the whole world revolved around
her. It was I, I, I and never we.
I refuse to fight anymore, so
I’ll turn and walk away.