Not Existence, But Absence

Complexity is human nature.

We like to be

Contradictory,

Hypocritical,

We strive to be the best,

And always search for competition,

Yet we love.

We care, we fall,

We bare our hearts,

All our flaws,

And allow ourselves

Vulnerability to another,

All for something so

Intangible,

Yet perfectly there.

And we say it,

We exclaim it to the world,

We murmur and whisper it,

Lay it into the hearts of others,

And let them know our actions are

Because I love you,

And I'm happy with you

Because I love you,

And I'm worried about you

Because I love you,

And I want success for you

Because I love you,

And I want the best for you

But love does not hurt,

Despite what people may say;

Absence of love hurts.

When you have

No love being returned,

Loving so much only

To find it being

Tossed aside,

Lack of love

Hurts unbearably--

But love does not.

Because I love you

And I want you to only see me,

Is not love.

Because I love you

And I want to see all your texts,

Is not love.

Because I love you

And I want to be intimate,

You can’t say no,

Is not love.

Love doesn’t hurt;

Absence of love

Can kill.