The Meaning of Love
July 2011 (10th Grade)

What does it mean "to love?" What is it? Sometimes it's just a word said too much or not enough. It can release all of one's burdens, but loving in vain won't set thou free. Sometimes it can be one's coup de grace and drag thou's spirit to the deepst of abyssmal trenches. When taken advantage of, it eluminates the aura of a thousand shattered souls. When one dwells in the sorrow of a lost love, all thou can do is keep thy heart open, and Love will always find it's way in. When invited in, it can make one's heart feel at home. Some fear receiving an eviction notice, but some never come. True love means holding on when one's heart has had enough. Reaching for something when there's nothing left. Giving more when thou feels like giving up. It can take one to higher highs after the lowest lows. Soaring through the atmosphere, peering over the clouds, thou will not fall. One may long for the day when two souls combine in mutual sorrow to create bliss. Thou might think Love has arrived at last, but possibly it was there all along, searching for it's place. Occassionally, one is unfaithful to Love, and the other feels Love has slipped through thy's fingers like beach sand. Fortune will come to thou who is faithful to Love, and hardships to the other. Love is a song lonely birds hum. A ballad souring through the trees. The Incomplete open thy's throat to sing. For this is not a record to be played with. Just like one's mind is indecisive, Love is fickle. It can place one on top of the universe or bury one with deception. When one is stuck in the obstacles of a yesterday, thou needs Love to transport thy self into a new tomorrow. Friendly hugs. Dozens of roses. Letters from Prison. Love is a chameleon of forms. Indifferent to the present form, it takes a second to say, an hour to explain, and a lifetime to prove.