Love is a verb

If there was one thing I could

Change about the English language,

It would be the definition

Of the word, love.

 

The noun.

The object.

The abstract thing.

 

Because if love is a noun

Then it is something you can have.

And if you can have it,

Then how do you possess it?

 

Do you purchase it?

Can you look for it?

Search for it?

Swipe for it?

 

The point is,

You have to find it.

Fall into it,

Like some sort of trap

You cannot escape.

 

And for what?

 

A delusional trophy.

A prize to be won and held aloft for all to see.

Only to be left on a shelf,

Gathering dust.

Lonely.

 

Would you be satisfied?

To be objectified?

 

Because if you treat love as a noun

Then there's nothing you can do about it.

 

It's out there,

Somewhere.

You either have it,

Or you don't.

 

In the end,

When love is a noun,

Then it's just a thing,

Like any other thing.

 

And like any other thing,

Now and again,

You misplace it.

You lose it.

You put it in a safe place

And you forget where the safe place is.

 

And if that's what love is,

Then it's as worthless as

The last piece of tat you bought on Temu.

 

No.

 

Love is a verb.
Love is an action.
Love is a choice.

 

For the actions that you take

Mean that love is in

Everything you do.

 

You feel it.

You make it.

You protect it.

 

And when you know this,

Then you can stop looking for it,

Stop searching for it,

Stop falling for it -

What you think it should be.

 

Because when love is a verb,

You live it.

And if you live it

You can share it.

Spread it.

Grow it like a rose.

 

And with a little bit of sun,

And a little bit of rain,

From the seeds of your love

Will grow an orchard.

 

And from your love,

In time,

The love of others

Will grow too.

 

So, remember:

 

Love is a verb.

 

That's why it's

Important to know

What it means

When you say,

 

I love you.