What is Love?

What is love

If you have not lost

Maybe to another

A taller

Smarter

Version of you

What is love

If you have not given it your all

To end your day with a smile

Or even some tears

That he will never know you shed

What is love

If you have not forgiven

That night he forgot to text you

Or the morning it took all day to say "hi"

And you throw the phone wishing you didn't care

But what is love

If you did not care

It would not be anything

Because love without care and trust

Is nothing but a sugar coated LUST

Reviews

[I Am Svetlana]

I'm relieved to know that someone finally understands the difference between love & lust. But it's true, what is love if you didn't choose to care? Lust happens when those are lonely & just wanting some 'fun' or 'available attention'. Love is experiencing highs & lows, ecstasy & heartbreak alongside the one you've come to care about. It's such a crazy thing how when you fall in love, it makes you feel everything & at times, make you wish you never felt anything at all...I feel one is in love when every minute you spend with that person never seems to ever be enough...that's how I realized when I was truly in love. We all deserve love, not to be blinded on that glorious road by the selfish act of lust. Very powerful write & I truly enjoyed the message!

[XO Vee]

Thank you so much, means a lot that you took the time to read and understand what i was trying to express

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I loved the lines:
"What is love
If you have not given it your all
To end your day with a smile
Or even some tears
That he will never know you shed"
Really amazing piece!

[M.A.]

I believe you hit every aspect of love my friend. At the end I literally said Whoa. The last line really hit this piece home for me. The flow of this is also one for the books. I also enjoyed the rhyme scheme. Thank you for sharing!

[Hebe]

Very real ...love the last phrase.... you captured all the shadings of love....to never have loved is sad, what will you have to remember. ...

[Giulia King]

Love the last piece! You'll know when you find the right one. It will be pure love and not lust. And oh God I think we've all been through the night he forgets to text you.. Really like this one nony. Great job! :)

[XO Vee]

Thank you so much; That night is when he has a death wish !!!!!

[D Connolly]

Well, at first I though this sounds like a very one sided love, but then I reflected on how I've treated some of the people who love me. Even if it isn't reciprocated from one, that doesn't mean the other loves any less. Also brings to mind the various "love languages" and how we all accept and give love differently, and how sometimes it doesn't jive with the other person... definitely thought provoking.

[Valentine]

A different approach to an age old question. What is love? Believe me if and when you do find it...you will know. Valentine

[XO Vee]

Oh I have found it and I know it....hhahahaha

[kjlpoetry]

Oh I really love this piece, NONY. That last line is so perfect and so true. Really nice work. -kassie