expectations
define love
is it smiles exchanged and crushes denied
on the playground beneath cloudless skies
running away to giggle and hide
is that love?
define love
is it being stuffed in a pleather seat
as the bus bumps down the street
his smile crooked as his teeth
jostled jumbled and almost free
is that love?
define love
is it the crunch of autumn leaves
crumbling beneath trudging feet
as your hands almost nearly meet
and his voice you can feel tingling
midnight whispered phone calls ringing
is that love?
define love
is it miles apart in the middle of the night
recounting memories
is it fight or flight
for a future somehow combined
is that love?
define love
is it three years of promises
naked bodies and common knowledge
everything that hurts forgotten
comfort when you're feeling rotten
is that love?
define love
is it the pen and ink
straining your every exhale
staining your entrails
seeping through pores like rainwater set to boil
is that love?
because if it's not I don't know what is
and if I'm lost then I don't know where I live
because this is home and your arms are bliss
show me truly what love is