I like to compare
A brand new relationship
To a brand new car
When a car is new
You wash and wax it
Very careful how you drive it
You don’t want to eat in it
Don’t want nobody parking near it
All because you don’t want
Anything to ruin the newness
As time goes by you
Become comfortable
To eat in it
And you don’t wash or wax it as much
Slack up doing the things
That you use to
Don’t take it in to check
To see if it needs repair
Unless you see or hear
A sign of trouble
Otherwise you only
Take it in once a year
For an inspection
Everything is wonderful
In the beginning when
The car was brand new
It was given lots of attention
Well a relationship/ marriage
Can be looked at the same way
Everything was great
In the beginning when
Things were new
That’s all good but what
Happens when scratches
Bumps and dents happen
Do you trade it in
To get a new one
No that’s not what you do
Have the mindset
That if you take care of it
It will take care of you
A Trade in
Could never become a classic
Have the 30 day tags
Turn into classic
I don’t know about you
But I want something that’s true
That holds value
Any relationship can make it
When it’s all brand new
What happens when trouble
Comes along
Do you stay or run along
Remember it’s not
About the easy stuff
It’s about the hard
So what will you do
Will you make the necessary
Repair to your relationship
When it needs it
Or treat it like an old car
And trade it in
I’m just sayin
Be Lifted 
great poem and what a comparison.
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Reblogged this on Cristian Mihai.
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Nice way to remind all readers that any functional relationship needs some dedication and ‘maintenance’, and may be some mutual forgiving, too. The point is: Monetary things can be fun, for they are the opposite of real life’s consequences.
A relationship needs kinda achievements, trust must be earned & preserved, the freedom of both, fickle as quicksilver, needs its places and moments… Sometimes my hurt and my wisdom are one, that is why shunning emotional pain can be foolish.
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What a fantastic piece of writing and comparison and so true. Loved this.
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Reblogged this on Angie Dokos.
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Great perspective on relationships
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Reblogged this on quirkywritingcorner and commented:
Delightful ~ Connie
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