Love isn't the first "i love you"
Or the butterflies going wild when their hand brushes against yours
It isn't the first kiss you share
Or the first flowers you get
Love is deep
Love is cruel
Love is wanting to dance with them until the earth disappears from beneath your feet
Love is wanting to be held in their arms as you lay under the stars
Love is drowning in their scent until it's the only one you can tolerate
Love is reveling in their kisses until your lips crave no other taste
Love is staring into their eyes until your own burn from exhaustion
Love is melting in their embrace until their absence leaves you desperate and lost
Love is a monster
To love is to hurt
And yet, you can't seem to get enough of it
Love is willing to die with every passing second if it means you can feel the warmth of their skin against your own
If it means you can go home after a long day to be greeted with a warm meal and fresh flowers
If it means you can pretend the world doesn't exist outside the cozy pillow fort because when you're in their arms everything feels right
Love is pain
But to be in love without being in pain
To live in delusions and false promises
Is worse than loving someone so much it hurts
Because love is more than just the pain of being in it
Love is talking about the weather because as mundane as it is, you want them to stay just a little longer
Love is listening to the same story twice because they forgot they told you and you just want to listen to their voice
Love is falling asleep on their shoulder on a long bus ride because you just want to feel their warmth
Love is forgetting your jacket on a cold day just so you can wrap yourself in theirs
Love is feeling their arm wrapped around your waist as you walk down the street
Love is listening to music on a single set of earphones
Love is watching them look for pretty seashells on the beach because you collect them
Love is hiding behind the couch as they chase you after you managed to annoy them
Love is bittersweet
Love is beautiful
Love is desperate
Love is undefinable
