to define love.
You'll be baffled
bewildered & broken by the end.
The cynical ones
will laugh,
say it's dead,
overused and cliche.
Why try write what Whitman, Dickinson, Frost & Shakespeare
have already covered?
The romantic ones
will wax on for hours
describing inner & outer beauty
compared to anything that strikes their eye.
Why can't you see it's everywhere?
The hip ones
will scare you,
take a ****
& describe some detailed carnal fantasy
involving tapioca & a talking *****
named Pony.
Ask a lawyer,
they could tell you the legal definition.
Ask your parents,
they will tell you something trite about seeing it through.
Ask little kids
for an adorably wise response.
Ask a dog
as it's ******* your leg.
Ask a scientist,
they will describe the chemical reactions in the brain.
Ask a prisoner,
they will tell you it's something they miss.
But never ask a poet
to define love.
Your brain will hurt,
half your day gone
& you'll be left heart broken
by the end.
Dec 7, 2012
Dec 7, 2012 at 9:57 AM UTC
to define love.
You'll be baffled
bewildered & broken by the end.
The cynical ones
will laugh,
say it's dead,
overused and cliche.
Why try write what Whitman, Dickinson, Frost & Shakespeare
have already covered?
The romantic ones
will wax on for hours
describing inner & outer beauty
compared to anything that strikes their eye.
Why can't you see it's everywhere?
The hip ones
will scare you,
take a ****
& describe some detailed carnal fantasy
involving tapioca & a talking *****
named Pony.
Ask a lawyer,
they could tell you the legal definition.
Ask your parents,
they will tell you something trite about seeing it through.
Ask little kids
for an adorably wise response.
Ask a dog
as it's ******* your leg.
Ask a scientist,
they will describe the chemical reactions in the brain.
Ask a prisoner,
they will tell you it's something they miss.
But never ask a poet
to define love.
Your brain will hurt,
half your day gone
& you'll be left heart broken
by the end.
