Alas, the agony
when the dream dies
and the love ends.
Something that seemed
impossible when they first met.
But after the newness
and the excitement wore off,
they got too used to each other
and the newness and the excitement
began to get dull.
Though she was beautiful
and he was handsome,
the looks that initially attracted
them to each other had lost the allure.
Now they’re in a divorce court fighting
over custody of their kids.
Their love has turned to
squabbles and hate
despite how perfect their
love seemed in the beginning.
Sad, love sometimes ends that
way.
Give me the fairy tales where
love never ends badly.
Hearts are never broken.
And love always lasts.
Bob Boyd