Why is it
the society
has taught us that
possession
is everything?
that 'owing' something is
all
that matters?
We 'look' for love,
as if it were
something
that we deserve
to own;
that we can hold in
our hands
and show off to all.
But love is not a
possession!
Love is a gift
that floats by quietly,
often never realized
until
it's too late.
What is love?
It is not the presence
of physical being,
but the compassion
of minds.
What is love?
It is not the
smile of strangers,
but the solitary tear
of a friend.
What is love?
It is neither the brightest day,
nor the darkest night,
but the moment
between the two,
when time pauses
and the universe
is still.
I love you,
not because of what you
can be,
but because of what you
are.
I love you,
not because I can reach
out and touch you,
but because our hearts
forever beat as one.
I love you,
not for your yesterdays
or our tomorrows,
but because you make
today so precious.
Have you ever
walked from a dark room
into the bright sun?
Have you ever
stepped from the bitter cold
into a warm room?
The first is shocking,
the second welcome.
Your love is comparable to both.
My mind sees you
as the light after the dark;
my heart thinks of you
as the warm after bitter cold.
That is, my mind says
"Take is slow,
give yourself time to adjust."
My heart says
"Rush in,
take it while you have the chance."
My heart is stronger than my mind...
and it feels so right...
I rush into your arms.
You came into my life
like the sunlight
invades every shadow
in the early morning.
You forced me
out of the darkness
I was trying too hard to hide in.
You made me face
the light of love
and risk being burned.
But now that I'm in the light
I never want it to go away.
I want to bask in it,
soak it up...
become a part of it.
And,
I want to give you
my light,
my love.
I enver want the shadows to come
and bring the darkness and pain.
I want to live
in your light
forever.
I dreamt at night,
as a little child,
of finding my one true love.
The man who would marry me,
my prince charming.
I dreamt at night,
as a love sick teenager,
of find my heart's companion.
The one who would comfort me,
my reason for living.
I dreamt at night,
as an independant woman,
of finding my soul mate.
The person who would protect me,
my knight in shining armor.
Today I woke up,
and my dreams came true.
From the black abyss of loneliness
to a world full of light
you brough me.
From tear-filled nights
to days filled with smiles
you brought me.
From heart-breaking sadness
to over-flowing joy
you brought me.
And I love you.
Three months ago
I gave up.
I decided I would
never find love.
I stopped looking
and began accepting
a lonely life.
And then:
there you were.
Out of nowhere
love became mine,
and I began
to live again.
Love,
as complicated as any love,
only more so,
because
it can never be.
Love,
as painful as any love,
only more so,
because
it can never be.
Love,
as precious as any love,
only more so,
because
although it can never be,
it is!
