You, Me, and the Catastrophe of Love (A Love Story With a Side of Chaos)

You walk into my life like a misplaced semicolonโ€”
unexpected, unnecessary, yet oddly charming.
I, a well-structured paragraph,
suddenly become a sentence that refuses to end.
Run-on. Breathless. Dizzy with bad grammar and worse decisions.

We meet in a coffee shop that smells like disappointment
and overpriced existential crises.
You order tea.
I judge you in silence.
I order black coffee.
You judge me louder.

"Too bitter," you say.
"Too predictable," I reply.
And somehow, thatโ€™s foreplay.


---

Three weeks later, you rearrange my furniture.
"This couch has existential dread," you say,
dragging it across the room like a therapist fixing my trauma.
I watch in horror.
In awe.
In reluctant attraction to your chaos.

We exist in a perpetual state of almost.
Almost in love.
Almost breaking up.
Almost setting the kitchen on fire because
who knew that oil and water
had the same relationship dynamics as us?


---

Somewhere between your terrible taste in music
and my refusal to read instructions,
we fall into something resembling love.
Not the slow-burn kind.
Not the fairy-tale kind.
More like the "we-accidentally-bought-a-cat-together" kind.
You name it Hemingway.
I call it a hostage situation.

But love is nothing if not unpredictable.
And I love unpredictability.
And predictably, I love you.


---

Then comes the climaxโ€”
The Great Disaster.
The fight about who left the fridge open.
You say me.
I say gravity.
Hemingway picks sides (yours).

We argue like philosophers in a doomed debate.
You storm out.
I stay.
The fridge hums with the sound of impending heartbreak.


---

A week of radio silence.
A century of stubbornness.
Thenโ€”your knock at my door,
hesitant, hopeful, wrapped in late-night regret.
I open it, expecting an apology.
Instead, you hold up a carton of milk.
Expiration date: irrelevant.
Symbolism: obvious.

"I figured we should restock what we lost," you say.

And just like that, love wins.
You, Me, and the Catastrophe of Love (A Love Story With a Side of Chaos)

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33 responses to “You, Me, and the Catastrophe of Love (A Love Story With a Side of Chaos)”

  1. Sally Avatar

    This is amazing. It’s my life — almost.

    You had me at the very first line, and then the second, and so on.

    The cat. The fridge. Love wins.

    I was in such a dilemma about choosing the next POW until I read this poem. I choose you — and Hemingway — and your misplaced semicolon.

    Congratulations.

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    1. PebbleGalaxy Avatar

      I love that this resonated with you so deeplyโ€”almost like finding pieces of your own story within mine.

      And the cat, the fridge, love winningโ€”yes! That made me smile.

      Being chosen for POW alongside Hemingway (and my wayward semicolon) is an honor I didnโ€™t see coming, but one Iโ€™ll cherish. Thank you again for your kind words and for making this moment even more special!

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  2. ben Alexander Avatar

    Jaideep, this poem is fantasticโ€”sharp, witty, and brimming with chaotic charm. The rhythm of your humor and tenderness keeps every line alive.

    I truly love how love itself feels like an unpredictable adventure here, full of misplaced punctuation and near-disasters.

    Much love,

    David

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    1. PebbleGalaxy Avatar

      David, your words just made my day! I love that you caught the chaotic charmโ€”because isnโ€™t love exactly that? A beautifully unpredictable adventure, full of misplaced punctuation and near-disasters, yet somehow still making perfect sense.

      Much love right back to you,
      Jaideep

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  3. ben Alexander Avatar

    hi, Jaideep! Sally has selected you as our next Poet of the Week for W3!

    I’ve sent you an email – if you haven’t received it (sometimes it goes into people’s spam folders), please email me at DVDBGMLNY at GMAIL dot COM.

    Thanks!

    ~David

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    1. PebbleGalaxy Avatar

      Thanks, David. I got it. I have replied back.

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  4. Nicole Horlings Avatar

    I adore the witty humour in this poem, Jaideep! There are so many lines that I really like:

    You walk into my life like a misplaced semicolonโ€”unexpected, unnecessary, yet oddly charming.

    Dizzy with bad grammar and worse decisions.

    In reluctant attraction to your chaos.

    we fall into something resembling love.Not the slow-burn kind.Not the fairy-tale kind.More like the “we-accidentally-bought-a-cat-together” kind.You name it Hemingway.I call it a hostage situation.

    The fight about who left the fridge open.You say me.I say gravity.

    Expiration date: irrelevant.Symbolism: obvious.

    And now that I’ve quoted half the poem, it seems an apt time to say: Well written, Jaideep! ๐Ÿ˜„

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  6. wlknlr.wolkenleer Avatar

    What a great, moving poem! You caught me with the irst line! Wonderful!

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  7. brazannemuse Avatar

    I loved so much about this poem,โ€˜it โ€œpurr-fectlyโ€ tells the story of imperfect love – that captures us adhering to no rules – well deserved POW congratulations ๐Ÿ’ž

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    1. PebbleGalaxy Avatar

      Thanks a tonnn…

      Liked by 1 person

  8. lesleyscoble Avatar

    Utterly brilliant, Jaideep! What a pleasure to read your wonderful and witty story. Congratulations ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜บ

    Liked by 1 person

    1. PebbleGalaxy Avatar

      Thanks, Lesley.

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  9. Aboli Mane Avatar

    I love this poem so much!

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  10. sgeoil Avatar

    Oh my gosh, I loved this story. You captured the imperfectness of a perfectly good love!! Congratulations on being POW!

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    1. PebbleGalaxy Avatar

      Thank you, so much!

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      1. sgeoil Avatar

        You’re welcome!

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    I love this! It is perfect! I see it resonated with many readers!

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  17. Kim Whysall-Hammond Avatar

    What a fantastic poem. I love it to bits. It captures that stumbling into a relationship so well.

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    1. PebbleGalaxy Avatar

      Thank you so much! I’m thrilled that it resonated with you. That uncertain, stumbling feeling was exactly what I hoped to capture. I truly appreciate your kind words!

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