The Despicable Face of Love

How shall I love again if love leaves me in tatters? Love invades my heart and turns it upside down Driving at high speed adrenalin in my arteries where it matters Little whether I make a scene or let love turn my heart into a clown Sadists break at will Claiming to love me when self gratification Proves to be the prime mover in a deal Filled with pretence, complacency and ingratiation I find beneath dignity and beyond the pale When love ensures a once technicolor Tranquil, sedate heart love feelings fail To pacify when the full horror Hits me, singes my self confidence Snips to nil the belief that love means well While I ache and loathe the condolence Love sends to my angels when Hell Breaks loose Driving me into a serene space That commands love to vamoose At high celerity and never again into my presence to show its despicable face.