In love’s tangled web I often find myself caught,
Emotionally strangled, my heart feeling distraught.
A love life twisted, a tormenting affection,
Leaving my soul gasping for a moment’s respite and reflection.
Like a constricting noose, the emotions tighten,
Creating a turmoil as my heart is frightened.
Each breath taken becomes a struggle for air,
As the weight of love’s expectations I start to wear.
With every gesture, every word left unsaid,
My heart becomes trapped, the oxygen thread.
The whispers of love echo, bringing me pain,
As I drown in the sea of emotional strain.
Love’s grip is relentless, its hold so disabling,
Leaving me gasping, in a desperate entangling.
The more I try to escape, the tighter it becomes,
Leaving me breathless, my heartstrings all strums.
Yet amidst this suffocation, flickers of hope arise,
A glimmer of light in these love-induced sighs.
For in the midst of the struggle, I learn to let go,
To free myself from the emotional undertow.
I untangle the knots, one by one, with care,
Finding strength to release myself from this snare.
For love should never be a source of pain and strife,
But a journey of growth, a blossoming of life.
untie the ropes of emotional strangulation,
Embracing love’s power with a newfound liberation.
For in the depths of my heart, I find the strength,
To break free from the chains, and love without length.
© Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
Ifedolapo Ogunniyi 