love
is not a cake
with only so many pieces
it is a force
ever replenishing
bursting forth
from your innermost
it is what you
can give to others
and yet
your self is only
its temporary vessel
however much it may be based
on individual biochemical reactions
love is the cosmic power
that holds together
our universe
it can
lift you sky high
flatten you against a wall
take your breath away
leave you wordless
throw you
into a dreadful abyss
misle your senses
make you talk gibberish now
beautiful words then
it devastates you
one moment
and give you unspeakable happiness
right after
it makes you care
for your progeny
as well as for your elders
it makes you do strange things
in daylight
and in the dark
it makes you walk for miles
to see the one
it makes you
help a blind woman across a busy street
throw money into a beggar’s cap
donate to charity
it makes you burn with desire
to share your utmost self
with an other
illuminating the few days of your life
with the hope of eternal brilliance
it can do all that
because it is
not a cake
but an ever-replenishing force
yours
as long as you live
and the cosmos’
as long as it exists
Mar 14, 2015
Mar 14, 2015 at 5:02 PM UTC
love
is not a cake
with only so many pieces
it is a force
ever replenishing
bursting forth
from your innermost
it is what you
can give to others
and yet
your self is only
its temporary vessel
however much it may be based
on individual biochemical reactions
love is the cosmic power
that holds together
our universe
it can
lift you sky high
flatten you against a wall
take your breath away
leave you wordless
throw you
into a dreadful abyss
misle your senses
make you talk gibberish now
beautiful words then
it devastates you
one moment
and give you unspeakable happiness
right after
it makes you care
for your progeny
as well as for your elders
it makes you do strange things
in daylight
and in the dark
it makes you walk for miles
to see the one
it makes you
help a blind woman across a busy street
throw money into a beggar’s cap
donate to charity
it makes you burn with desire
to share your utmost self
with an other
illuminating the few days of your life
with the hope of eternal brilliance
it can do all that
because it is
not a cake
but an ever-replenishing force
yours
as long as you live
and the cosmos’
as long as it exists
