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love hurts.. plain and simple..

you have ups and downs, slow starts and traumatic ends..
arguments, yelling matches, sleepless nights and silent wars..
highs and lows, good and bad days..

there really is no way of having a perfect relationship..
you can only strive for a sedated version of perfection..

you realize along the bumps and tense times that you need to breathe..
and not just stand there, arms crossed and inhale..
but honestly, breathe.. take it ALL in..

i've not done that lately, because i never knew how..
i'd sit there, livid and seething, hands trembling, thoughts rampant..
mind scattered, heart pounding, and i wouldnt breathe..
i'd only inhale and choke it down, anxiously taking the next gasp of air..

i know how to savor the air as its entering my lungs now..
because i know the slower i consume it, the longer it lasts..

it's kind of like love,.. the more you pay attention to it..
the more you cherish it and nurture it..
the more you actually come to realize it's worth, and just how wonderful it feels..
especially when you take the time to relish in it..

<3