Soldier of Love (2024)

Inspired by Sade‘s ‘Soldier of Love’, the tenacity of the Toy Story Bucket of Soldiers, and released on Valentine’s Day, I made this design for all the lovers out there.

I made this design for those of us beaten up by love, but still in the fight. I made this design for those of us still choosing to love wholeheartedly, no matter how deep the scars. ⁣
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We’ve been torn up inside. We’ve been left behind. Tall we ride, we have the will to survive. We are soldiers of love. Everyday and night. We are soldiers of love. All the days of our lives. 

I’ve been in and out of love for some time now and for my Valentines Day collection, I wanted to speak the truth on something I’ve learned about love…

i think sometimes we tend to trauma bond, or get into relationships with people, not because they’re good for us, but because we have similar pains and insecurities, and they acknowledge each other.

Now, that’s not always a bad thing. It can be two people coming together that help each other to not feel alone in their pain, but I think it has more cons then it does pros, especially when we tend to do it without thought. 

I’ve done it, and found it not conducive, so I thought it helpful to make something speaking to the way we tend to love. 

Dating based off of insecurities may be easy, but is it truly helpful in the long run? Does it help us to grow and be better people? Is it truly love? Or a coping mechanism. You decide…