What's Love? (Part II)
It�s been three years since I first felt it
Three years since I tried to comprehend it
Looking back I had a lot of it wrong
But I also had the jist of it down

Back then I knew I was in love
There�s only been one other girl I�ve loved since then
But now I�ve realized what it�s like to have a true love
A love so strong it defies all odds

There are many differences between love and true love
Neither one is fleeting but only one alters your life
Ironically true loves contradicts most of what I thought
True love is not a stronger love, it�s completely different

I realized that you won�t have tell your friends to cool it
You won�t have to piss them off to make her happy
For if it�s true love she�ll be giving them shit back
And give you the freedom to be with them like usual

You may have to defend her and take a bullet
But only if you can keep her from doing the same for you
She won�t ask you to go blouse shopping
Cuz she won�t want to leave your arms

To treat her like a queen means just being there for her
She doesn�t need you to spend money on her
She won�t need the presents to keep her happy
A phone call has the same effect on her

True love won�t have you denying it
There�s no denying something that feels that natural
And you won�t have to wonder if it�s reciprocated
Because true love always has a counterpart

If you get her you�ll still be thankful
For the feelings of wholeness will stay with you
But even if you won�t you�ll still be grateful
To have met someone who gave you that experience

Your true love will make no mistakes in your eyes
She will just have moments of imperfection
She won�t be the answer to all your prayers
She�ll be the reason your other prayers went unanswered

Three years later I realize that love isn�t just a feeling
It�s something that changes your life
It�s something that becomes a part of who you are
True love is something that gives you hope

It�s also something that you�ll never forget
Something you�ll never truly regret
Right or wrong true love is something not to be missed
Even if it leaves you before it should

And it�s still true that fools fall in love
But it takes someone special to cause a change in him
From a fool to a wiseman with foolish tendencies
This right here was my foolish tendency
This is a follow up to one of my previous poems "What's Love" that I wrote in June 2002. If you read some of it first then you'll know a bit more about the lines. EIther way I think it stands on it's own I think. I don't know. That's for all of you to judge. Written on July 21, 2005.
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