Darling Venom

by Parker S. Huntington

They say love has no eyes or ears.

Our secrets are nothing but a string of memories we wish to forget.

He will stab you in the heart, then ask you why it hurts so much.

I realized, with depressing clarity, that she wasn’t the venom at all. She was the antidote. But the quantities were all off.

you can’t experience happiness without knowing fear and pain.”

“Pain is growth. Fear is risk. You can’t be happy if you’re not growing and taking risks.”

A real apology isn’t given with the intention of healing yourself. That’s just a side effect.”