LOVE IS AND WHAT IS NOT...

Love a simple word and an amazing feeling,

with many hard endings, and great beginnings...

Always starting so fresh and new,

like a fairy tale we try to make become true...

The first long stare,

the first kiss is all we care...

Thoughts of you, my mind can't let go,

in my heart the love continues to grow...

So i try to look in the mirror and reason

what if this love is just for a season?

Should i truly open my heart again?

Let myself open for what could bring pain...

Love... Great, but at times it seems so hard,

i know who I am, but what's your next card?

See i love you for all that you are, faults and all

i will love you unconditionally even if you fall,

Love is giving, is sacrificing

is knowing we will fail even when we are trying...

Love is true and very strong

but love alone will not hold you together for long.

Love brings smiles, laughter, tears and pain

love brings life a new meaning, but can drive one insane...

To love makes us want to fight,

it is going to war with out loosing the true sight...

Love is not being selfish or in distress,

love is in every word, touch and caress...

Love is not a game we should play,

when in love, choose careful the words you say...

Love is forgiving and letting the past go,

is holding on to the present, so that the future doesn't blow...

Love is giving all that you are and more,

is letting it flourish and soar...

Love is made to last forever,

and not just a casual endeavor...

So if you think that you're in love think twice,

get ready, be willing to pay the price.

Love may be more than you can give,

and a pain someone may not be able to forgive.

Love leaves lasting scars,

or can leave you lost, gazing, wondering at the stars...

Alessandro Monte 09/06/09