love
what is love,
but a foreign pain,
not yet known,
not yet gained,
sex and desire,
burning high,
waiting to end,
like a child's lullaby.
What is love,
but a sorrow awaiting,
slowly pacing,
quietly debating,
when to end,
what words to choose,
to cut all ends loose.
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