a candy to a child's eyes
bandage for a bleeding wound
an umbrella in the midst of pouring rain
and an oxygen tank to a scuba diver
water to the roots of the trees
evidence to theories
confirmation to hypotheses
and a source of light in its own absence
some may say
it's a thick and warm blanket
in a bed weather
along with a cup of joe or hot chocolate
heck, it can even be
a towel when you get out of the pool
a fresh pair of shoes
or the answer key to every test
in addition to that,
love may sound like a harp
or birds tweeting
along with the suummer breeze
a pinch of sugar to a salty snack
a crunchy potato chip after it was exposed to air for a few hours
the first bite of your comfort food
the ice cold beer gliding down your throat after a long day at work
yes, people think this is love
they assume the over-familiarity
pretend they know how to play
without reading the manual
but love taught me differently
it had its way of introducing itself
better than how I would do it in the first day of school
somehow idiomatic
one time, love hurt me
threw me to the wall
dunked my head in the toilet
love was a bully
another time, love betrayed me
exposed all my secrets
revealed my deepest fears
love made me vulnerable
other times, love would be selfish
chose what I didn't want
and blame me afterwards for getting hurt
love got what love wanted
on specific days, love would be a bad influence
tell me to show off what I had in store
then proceeded to tell everybody
love embarrassed me
some days, love would be an advicer
telling me that genuine feelings were treasured
and ultimately found myself being rejected
love lied to me
but after all of these, love changed me
love became my best friend
and my favorite place
love became my home
love showed me
that it's not always gonna be a bed of roses
and when it is,
love required consistency through the dark days and the contrary
love made me believe
it needs to be unfiltered and true
love does not acknowledge lies
nor does it tolerate it
love taught me to give
when i didn't have anything for myself
just for the sake of happiness
love made selflessness easier
love gave me the reason to be bold
never trying, means never achieving
risk-taking was the way to go
love emboldened me
and love made me alive
pushing me to be better
love made sure I made new friends
so, love introduced me to happiness
love is love
nothing more, nothing less
but one thing's for sure
love is both the teacher and the lesson
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Immortalizing You Through Words
PoesiaA collection of poetry pieces made by a heart longing for his enthrallment.
