Obliterated Passion

Like millions before them they started out with good intention
This one was going to be The One
Body, mind, and soul all blending together
Harmoniously
Romance and mutual admiration, adoration, infatuation
Darling, Sugar Plum, Buttercup, Honey Bun
Together they would ride out the stormiest weather
Cooperatively
This was pure, this was not a passing fancy or obsession
They told themselves they were both in it for the long run
Nothing would derail their commitment to one another
Positively
Whenever he worked late she told herself it wasn't inattention
And had nothing to do with the weight she'd put on
He told himself that her sudden distance wasn't displeasure
Complacency
She started noticing him speaking words of condescension
Started thinking she wouldn't miss that when he was gone
He started referring to her as his insignificant other
Sarcastically
Their mutual friends all started to feel the incessant tension
Agree to disagree became I'm right and you're wrong
Each now believed they were starting to smother
Drastically
Neither of them knew it was possible to rebuild affection
To restore the connection that had come undone
They both could only think the other was an oppressor
Tragically