Love is a word
A powerful one too
Full of meaning
Some search for love
Some have found it
I'm yet to believe in it
Full of meaning
It can send electric heat
Running down your spine
And even signal an affection so kind
That it takes on a different form

Love is like water
Takes the shape of any vessel
But if the vessel is broken
It pours out
Till the person is left empty
It is full of soul
It is full of gold
It is enough to make a person feel whole

Love is enough to keep a person alive
When the winter last a little longer
Than anticipated

It is a knife at the heart
A gunshot from a shotgun
A blunt force to the back of the head
It is painful for an instant, sure
Except some have taken pleasure
In dealing pain like it is drugs

Love is a nasty word
It is full of feeling
Full of meaning
It is a cloudless sky full of stars
A sketch of the city on an empty canvas

And sometimes
It is a woman
And when that happens
Run for your life
Because she is a dealer
A knife twister
A dream killer
A person of substance
That you can't fathom

When love is gone
You'll find something different
That's why it is like water
Formless
Shapeless
Malleable
Goes through the ins and outs of vessels
And when your vessel is broken
You'll find beauty in the birds
Art in the trees
Kindness in the leaves
Affection in the blue skies
A sunny day will fill your life

Love is a word
That sometimes loses its meaning
It meanders, twists, and turns
Leaving a knot in your stomach
It will convince that you can write good poems
It will make food taste better too

It is a rhythm of life
When your heart races
Skips beats unintentionally
Whenever you look at the horizon
Or listen to a gorgeous jazz piece
If you bring some love in your life
I don't think you'll be disappointed

Love is like a city
Its inner streets are always empty
At midnight
And it is dark at the corners
Sometimes dingy too
But it is full of life
And virility