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In honor of Valentine’s Day, what is love to you? [Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash]

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Mar 18

opinion challenge: Love

EvieC

Love To Me

I used to think that love had to involve sacrifice, because of the role it played in my family while I was growing up. I still remember the slamming doors and the screams, with little me just wanting to escape from it all. I remember thinking, "should I run away?" I never did, but at times I wished I had. I can still recall what it was like for my mom; she would give up almost everything just to be with the person she supposedly "loved." So, I thought that's how it was going to be in life - if you wanted to be with someone, you had to give up everything for them to stay with you. If you didn't, you could forget about them wanting to stay with you. I used to think, "I'm never falling in love!" And, to be honest, I never did. There was no one that I truly loved like that, even if they were crushes.

Posted: 03.18.23

Feb 28

poetry challenge: Love

Penelope

Used to be

Your sudden reappearance in my life is surprising and exasperating.
We cut ties, and I was left utterly alone, don’t you remember?
After you I was alone in the prison of thoughts I had built for myself.
It's so easy for you to waltz back in, isn’t it?
While I’m still tripping over my clumsy legs.
I stare at you while you stare at anything that isn’t me.
Maybe it’s easy for you, but it isn’t so easy for me.
If I had a choice I’d push you back out
To the place you were before you pushed back into my life.
It’s hard for me to see you watch her the way you used to watch me.
But I can’t help but wonder if this was the way it was supposed to be.
Me, watching from the sidelines, waiting, for just one moment for our eyes will meet.
But I know that won’t happen because it isn’t how it used to be
Between you and me.

Posted: 02.28.23

Feb 18

opinion challenge: Love

clarkclark

Love Fast, Die Young

Love is not just romantic, or I guess romantic love is not the most important kind of love. Someone can feel completely whole without ever being in a romantic relationship and that's okay, because love is whatever we want it to be.

Love does not always last forever, it can be inconsisent, and fleeting, but no matter how long it is there it is beautiful. We must open our hearts to the possibility of love, but be able to let it go when we must.

I don't know if I will ever find a love that can make me feel whole, and I don't know if that's the point of it either. Maybe we love because we don't know what else to do. We don't have much time on this earth, so we love while we can, and mourn life once we're gone.

Posted: 02.18.23

Feb 16

poetry challenge: Love

Cole Williams

Heartburn

During a cold winter day
walking through the street,
couples at restaurants,
going out to eat.

The frigid wind blows softly
reminiscent of a soft, but cold touch,
a past loved one, a memory.
but you don’t really want to remember much.

Stepping into an emotionally empty car
an unforgettable feeling of being alone,
you see her with someone playing for her, a guitar,
it painfully brings the memory of what used to be home

The inevitable feeling of heartburn
trying the best you can to get rid of that memory,
all you can say is that you yearn,
for you wish with her; you had just one more day.

Posted: 02.16.23

Feb 16

poetry challenge: Love

Laurence

What is love to you?

No one ever said love would be easy

It's a trip full of joy and pains

Like a rainbow after it rains

But we as humans seem to need love

The need to be cared for

Even as water is being poured

We think about it whether we know it or not

Recently its been broken down

We treat the word like a clown

Used for cards or birthdays

You see the word love everywhere no matter the weekday

Posted: 02.16.23

Feb 13

poetry challenge: Love

gogo7856

What is love?

What is love?

Is it something so sourly sweet

Something where

Warm and cold meet

Is it knowing someones every move?

Their favorite animal

Their favorite food

Sometimes it is when they clean the house

When your cat brings you

a now-dead mouse

Or when someone tells you

“You’re doing great!”

a time when with the twists and turns

The path is straight

Can it be the

Soft feeling warm hugs make

Or your super supposedly

Secret handshake

Or just being there

In the room

And heading out

On walks with you

I’ve heard its communication

And letting you know

When feelings of anger

Might start to show

What is love?

Posted: 02.13.23

Feb 13

poetry challenge: Love

Amelia_v

all my life

All my life,
I love you was said,
when leaving and when wishing someone well.
It was normal,
Love you lots and your name at the end of the letter.
Love you when saying goodbye for a while.
Love you when saying good night.

All my life I have wondered why love you.
holds so much power,
why do we say we like someone,
before we say we love them,
that love you is like a rope,
that binds you to that person.

So what's the difference between I love you and I like you?
How do you know when your feelings

Are closer to love
or closer to I like you.
How can you tell if you love someone,
enough to tie that rope,
and listen to the butterflies and sparks.

Posted: 02.13.23

Oct 27

poetry challenge: Love

Mira Novak

"OK, love you, bye."

In my house, the phrase, “I love you,” is said more than anything else.

It is used interchangeably with the words “hello,” “goodbye,” “thanks for dinner,” “I’m gonna wear this sweater all the time,” “let's end this fight,” “let’s end this conversation,” and “hey, anyone there?”

We use it in every single way you can imagine.

We say it dramatically at the kitchen table like we forgot my brother yelled it from the bathroom two hours ago.

It is not a phrase we save for birthdays, messily written cards, college drop offs, or near death experiences.

We use it so much it almost feels like it’s lost its meaning.

Like it’s not so much about the sentiment of appreciating every aspect about someone.

It’s said so many times that it’s just accepted as a part of everyday speech.

Used like some aspiring Southerners use y’all.

But by saying this more we are not hindering its meaning.

Posted: 10.27.22

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