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When Hope and Joy Are Present, Love Has a Clearer Reflection.

The stages of light to darkness in relationships can reveal so much about our partners and ourselves.

Walter Pop Matthews IV
9 min readOct 18, 2022
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Men and women are at war, but if we knew how powerful we were as one, nothing could separate or defeat us.

What is going on with women and me these days? Do we hate each other? Do we love each other? Do we use each other resources, sex, and a kiss, or do we like the idea of each other in our temporary bliss?

I know why our relationships have been so toxic. I do. If our relationships are unhealthy, look into the still water because we are reflections of each other.

The Deceiving Twilight

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The idea of love comes to invade our lives with the highest expectations. Put on your Sunday’s best of that version of yourself that you’re not going to uphold. You make it look so good, though, don’t you?

We bask in the leaves of November and act like we are oblivious that warm beauty is about to become a vacant cemetery of trees in December.

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Walter Pop Matthews IV
Walter Pop Matthews IV

Written by Walter Pop Matthews IV

A writer who has written an autobiography in poetry form, songs, a play and thought provoking commentary on various online platforms.

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