Why do we settle?

Why do we settle

for less

put in a predicament

of pain.

So caught in lust

hoping to see love

to help our aims.

Tears of pain

some forever

we're not

clever

enough

to stop settling

for less.

Maybe it's to fill

that void

in our chest.

Maybe one day

we'll find closure

and

stop settling for less

until then

I don't know

"Why do we settle?"