I'd Rather Go Blind

Have you ever been in love so strong you felt as if you had the Etta James syndrome? You know that love that makes you put Etta's tune on repeat. Singing from the bottom of your lungs how "you rather be blind, then to see him walk away from you." Now that's some strong love to have for any human being. It's like an inability to lose the man that you hold close to your heart. This type of love is hard to mask. You hear about woman throughout the world doing some outrageous things after or prior to a man leaving them. Most recently a woman drove her car in the ocean (not sure if it was a river) and drown herself and four of her five children. That just goes to show love can hurt, harm, and even kill.

When it comes to men, rather he's yours or if you're borrowing (we do not condone this) you have to be very careful loving them. Especially when you borrowing or should I say sharing with someone else. Now do not get me wrong there are some men out here that will love you back ten times more than you may love yourself. Love will slap you in the face when you least expect it to. However, its a great feeling to be in love. And its even better when you can listen to Etta and the likes of others and say they wrote that song about you and your man.

I'll be the first to admit that I have that Etta James syndrome. I don't want my man to ever walk away from me. What about you? Can you say the same thing as Sister Grenade?

Etta James

Beyonce' Version

Be sure to check out the Sister Grenades month long theme 'Marriage Chronicles'. There will be a lot of must reads and a few guest contributors.