Love means
never having to say
You're Accepted
if . . .
Love does not mean
always having to say
You're trusted,
no matter what
Love is
Tolerant
Empathic
Compassionate
Love is not
Blind
Enmeshed
Fearful
Love is always
Faithful (True to being, if shrewd)
Hopeful (Sure of nonbeing, if unknowing)
Joyful (Glad of heart, if sensitive to grief)
Love is never
Inauthentic (if sometimes hidden)
Unrealistic (if sometimes risky)
Manic (if sometimes ecstatic)
Love's sometimes a noun, always a verb
Love's more about being than about belief
Love's always freely given, never earned
Love's grace expected, unexpectedly
Love's a political act of transformation
