Love: conditions apply

They love in terms, not open arms,
In borrowed warmth and hidden harms.

What feeds their ego feels like care,
But fades the moment you’re not there.

It’s not a bond, it’s give and take,
A need disguised as love they fake.

Every test breaks you enough to see, 
Love with conditions will never let you be!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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