Domesticated - A villanelle

Tumbleweeds frolic where sanity once reigned
With signals crossed and perception missed
Was our once extraordinary passion feigned?

Where is that burning need left unrestrained?
Whence every inch of my essence was kissed
Tumbleweeds frolic where sanity once reigned

With the ticking of the clock and habit maintained
Exhaustion bleeds and old fears are hard to resist
Was our once extraordinary passion feigned?

When did every conversation become so pained?
As our ever intensifying misconceptions persist
Tumbleweeds frolic where sanity once reigned

Every nerve and angry word slowly drained
Until only awkward silences and anger exists
Was our once extraordinary passion feigned?

When did the ties that bind become our chains?
Can love survive all of life’s turns and twists?
Tumbleweeds frolic where sanity once reigned
Was our once extraordinary passion feigned?