On Hating Love

a special quote from the comic book sandman by neil gaman

Have you ever been in love? 
Horrible, isn't it? 
It makes you so vulnerable. 
It opens your chest 
And it opens your heart 
And it means someone can get inside you 
And mess you up. 

You build up all these defenses. 
You build up this whole armor, 
For years, so nothing can hurt you, 
Then one stupid person, 
No different from any other stupid person, 
Wanders into your stupid life... 

You give them a piece of you. 
They don't ask for it. 
They do something dumb one day 
Like kiss you, or smile at you, 
And then your life isn't your own anymore. 

Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. 
It eats you out and leaves you 
Crying in the darkness, 
So a simple phrase like 
'Maybe we should just be friends' 
Or 'how very perceptive' 
Turns into a glass splinter 
Working its way into your heart. 

It hurts. 
Not just in the imagination. 
Not just in the mind. 
It's a soul-hurt, 
A body-hurt, a real 
gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. 

I hate love. 

-character:  Rose Walker

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