What is it, to be passionate?

It is to feel a love for something
So intense that love is no longer
A strong enough word

Now some may argue
That it doesn't get stronger
Than love

But love is a word
That has been thrown around so much
It has begun to lose its strength
And only is it regained
When the word passionate
Is put before it

Because passion comes before love
At times where we don't feel the love
We usually do
We stay because of passion
And that is what motivates

Whether it is felt for a person, place, or activity
We may fall in love
But for those brief moments we may fall out
Passion still remains