A Letter to Love

Dear Love,

It’s been some time since I saw you last,

Since we said goodbye,

But my heart still yearns for you

Even if I no longer cry.

I always thought of you in terms of black and white,

But I found that you could change to gray

When you didn’t know if you loved me anymore

Or if you could even stay.

You taught me that life is full of you

And to find you everywhere,

To collect pieces of you like a bouquet

Or to try to wash you out of my hair.

You taught me that you can be fleeting

Or can span throughout time,

And sometimes that you exist

In people that I cannot even call mine.

You taught me about happiness,

But I also learned from you about heartbreak.

I have found that your presence is always there

In my laugh or in my ache.

But, oh how I would rather have

Within my heart again your home

Because at that time it felt like

The only thing I’d ever known.

So if by chance we meet again

Please say that you’ll agree

To not break my heart again like you once did,

I’m pleading.

Sincerely,

Me.