The Insecure Taint and Demand Love.

 

The Insecure Taint and Demand Love. 

Ulises Vargas 

October 25, 2025. 

Give up your life to share it with another 

Only to end up lesser than before 

Romantic unions between two people 

Is the worst deal for those intertwined 

No longer is any day sovereign 

Wanting to be alone, or individual, 

Is a rejection of the insecure partner 

Refusing to sacrifice is interpreted strongly:

Selfish, lying, manipulative for not giving in;

For not giving all in spite of yourself

Smiling at someone else seals your fate:

Cheating scum; community mouth 

You fail by acknowledging others,

In the eyes of the unloved and insecure 

Yet, no amount of validation 

Could negate a million thoughts of inadequacy 

You had a past; you existed before meeting them, 

And that works infinitely against you 

Where have those lips been?

Why aren’t you a virgin? 

Why might they still cross your mind?

Do you think of going back to them? 

They fear you miss someone who’s not them

Of course, these are double-standards: 

They can have all the friends they want;

Forget about you all day until they need something;

Endlessly criticize and secretly hate you 

Responsibility is discriminatory and one-sided 

They like a genre, so you love it, too 

They hate someone, so you despise them, too

They like to kiss, so you kiss them all over

They want sex, so you try to please them 

You will never be what they want, 

Or else you are no longer you 

Any amount of protest is uncalled for and cruel 

They say they love you, so why do you think otherwise?

What have they ever done wrong to hurt you? 

When were they ever problematic? 

Damn you, and take responsibility for once 

Damn you, and stop asking for so much 

Aren’t you needy for caring about yourself? 

They could care less about you, 

Especially if you speak up, brat 

They love to hate you 

You hate to love them 

Quite the predicament 

There’s no winning with them, without losing yourself 

In the rare moments in which each of you agree, 

The deal feels mutual and profitable 

Those moments cloud your judgment, whence they fade 

You loved who they were, and confuse that for who they are 

You loved someone who is gone 

You miss those glimpses of a beautiful lover 

Every moment then-on is spent in cycles of grief, 

Missing those glimpses and seeking them out once more 

The tragedy comes if you catch another glimpse of false hope 

To chase endlessly, renewed in vigor, without ever finding them again 

Your lover knows how to keep you tangled 

Your lover is abusive

Your lover is dead

Sooner or later, someone has enough and you separate 

Their memory defines and taints future prospects 

They have hardened your heart to be more like them 

They formed your idea of love 

Then, when you find someone new, 

The cycle repeats, though the roles are redefined 

Will you abuse or be abused? 

Will you love or hate? 

Will you be an individual, or a servant? 

Will you ever learn your lesson?

Poor, poor puppy

You think bites are kisses 

You think kisses are bites 

Hopeless 

Hopeless romantic