50 WORDS

When Love Turned Sour

Thrifty Words Theme Challenge #24: Mistakes

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The lines were blurred in the twisted mix of intimacy and cruelty.

You praised and despised. Love bombed then discarded.
Passion interspersed with pain.

Control drove me crazy.
Reeling from the blows, I fell into an abyss.

Love gone right can be heaven. Gone wrong, it sends you to hell.

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Thanks to Marla Bishop for the prompt.

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