You are absolutely correct- love is in the eye of the beholder. You made some interesting points which I had not thought of/considered.

Thanks for taking the time to read and offer feedback. I truly appreciate it. I thought of a lot of different ideas for the title such as "wither, decay, fade away, wasted, etc" however I decided on Atrophy because it is synonymous with the aforementioned words, but also can spell A Trophy...

This is an updated version of one of my old poems. Atrophy At first we could barely keep our hands off each other But time is a powerful venom That causes romance to atrophy Soon we could barely stand to touch each other We began to live separate lives Shrouded our hearts in secrecy Veiled our feeli...

I enjoyed this. Love is a mysterious thing. Perhaps never intended to be fully understood.

I really liked the parallel you made to a house- I thought that was a really clever way to describe a relationship. Also, the ending was well done, by switching house and home. Overall, excellent writing. However, I must disagree with the underlying philosophy of your poem. I think a relationship is...

Thanks. Creatively, I liked the idea for an ending where the character couldn't escape their doom.

Thanks. I appreciate you taking the time to read them. Jealousy is a strange emotion. A little jealousy can be flattering, too much jealousy can be suffocating, all jealously is rooted in insecurity.

If I was in that situation I would. This poem isn't personally based on my life, I just wanted to poetically explore issues of codependency, and it is easier for me to write from the first person perspective.

Undertow (Swim Away) You carved out my heart But I sharpened the knife Betrayal turned into control When you begged for forgiveness Sacrificed my dreams and desires Thought I could love you, and you’d change Enabled with love, while reason atrophied Second chances disguised as compassion You could s...

I enjoyed this. I liked the idea of falling into someone's eyes and never crawling out. That was a really great image.

I liked this. I couldn't help singing Alice in Chains "Man in the Box" when reading it- but it was interesting to hear the story from a female perspective, I like how you used the parallel to magic, that was creative. I enjoyed it.

That is a really interesting way of thinking about vanity. I had not looked at it from that perspective.

I am not sure if it's the point of no return. I just think that vanity is often used as a defense against insecurity. In a strange way, I think that insecurity often evolves into vanity.

I know it's strange, but the punctuation in the first verse is intended as it's written. Personally, I have never been good with poetic structure. The word "cause" probably shouldn't be in there, but I usually listen to music when I write, so in retrospect "cause" probably fit wi...

Denial I feel the cat’s claws, digging into my tongue When my reflection, asks who I am Cause I never mourned you Just fed you to my shadow Heartbreak led to hedonism Created a cornucopia of denial With neatly decorated lies And cleverly crafted excuses Disenchanted and desensitized Desperately clin...