Love

Love, What is love?

It's an involuntary emotion where anyone can lose their heart,

anyone can lose their mind,

 

Love, What really is love?

Love to me is something sacred, something beautiful,

but then again, something so horrible, so terrible; that when you feel you love someone so much, you fear the separation

if suddenly taken away, you feel the hurt; it hurts like when you get burned with cooking oil, it stings;

only feeling better with cold water,

so you begin to act cold because it makes you feel better,

You try to fight the stormy weather; only to realize it won't get any better.

 

Love, what is true love?

Love to me is great and all; but sure as hell hard to avoid,

No matter what you do or what you say,

you still fall under its spell; making you fall into a void making you lose all common sense and emotions,

but once the spell is broken you feel the hurt that was once love,

so you try to keep it from getting near, like the flu;

it's contagious and no matter what you do;without that injection of pure numbness, you'll catch that virus

it's contagious like a skin rash,

that keeps coming back because even though you try not to scratch;

you'll end up doing it without noticing; making it spread all through your body.

 

Love, what is love?

It's something I'd rather avoid,

Something I hate,

But yet something I enjoy.

 

                                       One love,

                                               Negrita

 

Reviews

[Antoñyo]

Captured! The chaos, confusion and the beauty.
Thanks for sharing

[Winter McPherson]

I guess that's why they call it "lovesick".....cuz it really does make you sick. It's a wonderful thing when it works but devastating when it doesn't!

You tackled a very big question here......bravo!

[Brjden (Bridge-Den) Cre..]

"Love, what it love?
It's something I want to avoid,
Something I hate,
Something I enjoy."

Perfectly said! I agree wholeheartedly!

I love the comparison to sickness as well.....

[barricade]

love...explained! and done it well!! must say a very different piece...has the "you-ness" about it... your take on love...what it is...how you see it...
all the angles of love viewed in a different light all together...
good work..

regards
barricade...

[Honeypot]

I like this one. It seemed to build in intensity with the first two stanzas. I also liked the way you compared to love to the flu. Great poem!