Love

“I love you,”

“I love you too,”

“Here you go sir, thanks, have a nice day,”

“She’s family, she doesn’t have to pay,”

Heartfelt and reciprocal,

Loving in a way unique to the individual,

Love, a visual, etched in stone

That can shake you to the bone

“Can you lend me that shirt?”

“Of course, you can have it for what it’s worth,”

“How are you friend?”

“You look beautiful, a rainbow’s bend,”

Heartfelt and reciprocal,

Loving in a way unique to the individual,

Selfless and natural, love is full

Gravity the only pull

“Pull over, that girl needs some help with her car,”

“Come over here so I can kiss you, my shining star,”

“I think we should go out to dinner, just the two of us,”

“If it’ll make you feel better, I’ll ride with you on the bus,”

Heartfelt and reciprocal,

Loving in a way unique to the individual,

Love asks for nothing in return and never yearns

A candle inside of us all that forever burns

“You write so well, that’s what you need to be doing,”

“I love how you are with the kids, it makes my soul sing,”

“Can I help you with those bags?”

“Sometimes it’s a bit much, but I’m not mad, you’re helpful, I’m sorry I called you a nag,”

Heartfelt and reciprocal,

Loving in a way unique to the individual,

Full circle, the greatest emotion that perpetuates our extinction

Its myriad of forms, love our one true mission.

Love when you are hurt

Love when you are high and when you are low

Let your baggage go and let love flow

You will find yourself high all the time

For love is divine

Love when time stands still and when the Earth shifts

Love is the greatest gift

We were given

To give back,

To give joy and to get back from giving

Is the best way, the only way, to go on truly living.