Love Is

by Maria Lisa Polegatto

​What is love?
I've heard it flows like a river
Is patience and kind
Is the joining of two to one
But does it matter who?
How you get along?
If you get along
If you can grow together
Instead of apart

I know what love is not
It is not selfish, controlling or mean
It doesn't meet you at the door
To demand and order
It doesn't follow you around
Ridiculing your every move
It does not ask if you deserve a gift
It does not suffocate 
It does not leave your shell empty

Love inside is kind and genuine
It lets you breathe
it is like a friend you knew before
In another lifetime, fate renews
A love that grows just being near
The feeling welling up of lightness
Filling your aura with a glow
Inside is excited silently blushing
Outside you think no one notices
But there is something different
Your inner secret is peeking out

They make you want to do better
In all areas of your life
To give of yourself freely to them
To share and grow together
To be friends and lovers
Confidants and protectors
Soul mates continuing on the path
Helping each other grow
One step at a time
No rush, time will wait
As your love grows and glows.