Love Ain’t Real

Cupid shooting blanks, the bowstring snapped,

Heart stitched with thread, but the seamline trapped.

Chasing shadows, neon signs hum in the night,

Empty bottles preach sermons under flickering light.

I swiped right on forever, but forever ghosted,

Love a mirage, every promise toasted.

Love ain’t real, just a scam they sell,

A hollow echo in a wishing well.

Built my hopes on sand, it slipped, it fell,

Love ain’t real, it’s a lie we tell.

Tinder matches, but the fire won’t spark,

DMs dry like the Mojave after dark.

You said "forever," but your clock ran out,

Words sound sweet 'til the meaning's in doubt.

I kissed the wind, it whispered back lies,

Chased a dream, but the dream don’t reply.

Fools buy roses, fools buy rings,

Fools write ballads for broken strings.

Hearts bleed ink, poets drown in the spill,

If love’s a drug, then I’m poppin' placebo pills.

Love ain’t real, just a scam they sell,

A hollow echo in a wishing well.

Built my hopes on sand, it slipped, it fell,

Love ain’t real, it’s a lie we tell.

Bitter truths wrapped in candy-coated seals,

Bruised by a fantasy that never heals.

Love ain’t a bond, it’s a paper deal,

Signed in tears, stamped unreal.