Defining Love
When asked to define the word love
My first thought was... it's impossible to explain love
How does one descibe the wind
How does one describe the cool fresh morning air
The brilliant sunshine that makes us feel so alive
It's a feeling inside that can't be put into mere words
When you first experience it, no one needs to tell you
The experience overwhelms you, it takes over your soul
You walk on air oblivious to your surroundings
You smile a lot at silly things
You walk into things that someone
Has strangely placed in your way
Like street lamps or fire hydrants
You forget important meetings
With the excuse that you lost your date book
You feel like you have a raging ferver
But you're cool as a cucumber outside
Friends worry, wondering about your strange behaviour
But then soon recognize the symptoms
The same symptoms that 99.9% of human beings
Have experienced at least once in their lifetime
Ah love, sweet love
Is there any greater feeling in life
Most emphatically I say NO!
© Jack Ellison 2014
Copyright © Jack Ellison | Year Posted 2014
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