What is LOVE?
Love is blind, scary and exciting
It’s unique, hard to find and surprising
It’s fun, dangerous, difficult and defining
But most of all, love is not just a feeling, it’s an act
And even though it’s hard, it’s worthwhile to attract
We’ve all been in love, at least once in our lives
It’s something so beautiful, words cannot describe
But I’m still going to give it a try
Love is seeing her smile for the very first time
Having your heart melt and feeling sublime
It’s about kissing her forehead after a long day
Sitting in silence because you’re comfortable that way
It’s like meeting her parents and feeling nervous, that’s a fact
Having a one-on-one with her dad and trying to avoid eye contact
Love is staying calm when she freaks out
And trusting her when she’s out and about
It’s having the awkward silences after a big fight
And having the courage to say sorry even when you’re right
It’s about going to friends of friends for afternoon tea
Even when the biggest game is showing on TV
It’s about helping her through her doubts and fears
While keeping your shoulder open for her tears
It’s about getting shouted at unfairly and still keeping your cool
It’s about getting on the dancefloor even if you look like a fool
It’s about watching grey’s anatomy
And putting a smile on your face through the dramatic agony
It’s about looking past her words and feeling her pain
Being there for her, helping her feel better again
It’s about reading her mood and knowing what to say
Not to give solutions, but rather it’ll be okay
To sit with her problems as if they were your own
To walk the path together, feeling that you’ve both grown
It’s about paying for dinners most of the time
But also giving her the chance to treat you on her dime
It’s about having on hand a box of tissues
And helping her through some of her daddy issues
It’s about getting along with her family, no matter how crazy they are
Because for this girl, there is no distance too far
It’s about loving her at her worst
It’s about putting yourself second, and her first
It’s about supporting each other in your goals
It’s about communicating and giving up control
It’s about laughing, loving and taking long strolls
Because, love is the shortest distance between two souls
It’s about listening to her problems, and knowing the solution
But keeping your mouth shut and avoiding noise pollution
Because she doesn’t always need your advice
She needs to feel that you understand her, so be nice
This is where your compassion will begin
And most important, remember that love begins from within
If you’re unable to love yourself, how can you expect others to do so?
Sometimes you have to stand your ground, and say no
Sometimes, even when there is love, you can’t always agree
Maybe you want to settle down, but she wants to roam free
And holding on just makes things worse
Instead of true love, it feels like a curse
In these situations, as hard as it may be
You have to let her go and let her be free
If she comes back to you, then you know
Get down on one knee and let her face glow
From there, don’t let her out of your sight
Because without love, life is only half as bright
Love isn’t always easy, and it’s hard to find
It is like a career and requires the grind
It is about working at it every single day
Even when things don’t go your way
Don’t be scared to chase love and put everything at stake
Without love, life would be a mistake
Much love,
Laurens
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