Pretty dresses

Royal balls

We know it's not reality

But the way they love

Looks so appealing

As they dance along the surface

Of a complex mystery

So we try 

To replicate

But it turns to lust

What is love in a week

It's a game

That only fools play

Because they can't stand

With the weight

Of a deeper sort

Romance is tinder

That lets the attractive spark burn

But the warmth only lasts so long

You always need more fuel

It'll die without it

The more you put in

The more heat you'll get out

We learned

It's not a fairytale

It hurts

And it makes you weak

It can bring you to your knees

You can always walk away

I've seen

The more I work

Makes those dreams

Our reality

But they never said

What it takes to really love

You need strength

And patience too

You need hope

That we can pull through

You have to give

And sacrifice 

The selfish thoughts

You'd never admit

Learn to receive

And love yourself

If you can't

That'll be the end of it

All I know 

Is what I want

We both deserve

Each other's love

You can have

My commitment

I'm in

Please take my love

These growing pains

Are so worth it

I'll work until the end

Or til we both transcend

I want to know 

We dove the deepest depths

Where we held our breaths

For the beauty below

Even though we craved oxygen

They'll never know

As they skim along

Afraid to break the surface tension

The density is too much weight

The fairytale facade 

Will keep them afloat

It's a shame

They'll never see 

The colors they never knew existed.