Romance is Dead

Romance seems to be something that existed in a different life or universe, I almost can’t remember how it feels. I have the wardrobe to attend a million candle night dinners and certainly the kind of heart that beats faster when there is something beautiful in the air. But it seems that the air has just become air and nothing more.
But what happened to romance? Why do dates nowadays start with let’s meet at your or my home or an informal let’s grab a coffee between three other appointments wearing sweaty office clothes? When has sending flowers become only an emoji and since when do we hook up instead of falling in love? Staying on the surface must have replaced diving deep into feelings. When have we become so afraid?

Romance used to be found in the little things: A gesture, a blink of an eye, little surprises. Songs still tell about those moments, but reality speaks a different language. It seems that love became like fast food: Something that lasts only for one night. But this is not love at all, how could things get so mixed up?

Romance must have had a terrible fate and been replaced by lust. This makes me sad, because it is so much more, something magical. Something truly desirable. A connection on a deeper level and a strong emotional bond. Do people not miss it and are they truly happy with this modern world that creates loneliness and has a non-binding nature?

A lot of people live and love like they have no time. Feelings became something instantly. It often seems that people do not even bother to make full sentences anymore, not even speaking of writing a full text or even a letter. Where have the poets gone? Where is the happily ever after?

Oh Romance, I miss you. I’m waiting here, wearing my roses.
Please come back, I feel like kissing in the rain and singing in the night. Thank you.