Love Through the Eyes of a Teenager

Love is everywhere we turn Love binds our rationality, holding it hostage Love is the reason for our existence Love demands our undivided attention, and nags at our souls until it gets its way Love is the antagonist of gravity, lifting us above reality Love comes to us with the sincerest intentions to bring us happiness Love is the sunshine that peaks through our blinds, illuminating the dark spaces in our hearts Love can be strong enough to last longer than forever Love forces us to examine the reflection in the mirror Love is a double-edged sword; it brings out the best and worst of us Love consistently twists our arms until we give into its games Love taps us on the shoulder and skips away giggling Love requires us to look beyond the needs of ourselves Love flutters like a butterfly, changing us into the beings we are meant to become Love can fade as slowly as the sunset sinks and dissolves into the ocean below Love composes a seductive melody on the strings of our hearts Love convinces us we are perfect the way we are, despite our flaws Love tricks our minds into thinking we should follow our hearts Love is like a meteor that shoots across the sky, even after it’s gone, we are blinded forever Love pushes and pulls us to our limits like the undertow of the sea Love breaks down walls no other real force on Earth can Love is the rainbow at the end of a downpour Love inevitably reveals how fragile we are, bending and breaking us innocently Love can slice like a knife, splitting our hearts in half, but never evenly Love gives us self induced anxiety attacks Love lets us lose ourselves in the moment Love shows us what really matters Love points us in the right direction, but doesn’t provide us with a map for the journey Love dangles the keys to our hearts above our soulmates, waiting for them to bite Love is only real when shared Love is you and me