Love Is

Love is doing what you are told

No - Love is freedom

Love is keeping these secrets until you are old

No - Love is sharing all your thoughts without fear of being dumb

I will give you my love if you stop all that emotional stuff

No – Love is holding space while I work through the emotions

The bruises are signs of my love when it’s rough

No – Love never thinks of the physical fight amongst the commotion

Love is figuring out the tough situation

No – Love is reassuring you are not alone

You will earn my love if you do not cry while I am watching television

No – Love is recognizing what needs to be postponed

You can keep my love if I don’t have to yell today

No – Love does not require more than a conversation

Love is telling no one outside of here what I say

No – Love has no interest in who hears the narration

You will keep my love when you harden the fuck up

No – Love wants to see the soft and gentle part

It was love that he touched you, why are you in a slump

No – Love respects your body and your heart

Love is not talking about emotions

No – Love will honor the waves that you may encounter

Love is not questioning my devotion

No – Love will lift you up and empower

Love is not identifying this rage

No – Love extinguishes the fire from expansion

Love is not something that will change as you age

No – Love will deepen with even more compassion

Love is just a word that I will tell you in front of others

No – Love is more than just a word to say

Love is not…

No – Love is…

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