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Love You Not by Anonymous

  • 5 days ago
  • 1 min read

"I love you.” 

Spoken over and over again 

Till the words feel thin 

What is love? 

A question I’ve deemed impossible 


What is love? 

Maybe it’s the warm feeling I get when I see him in the hallway Heart racing, hands shaking 

Maybe it’s the quiet, familiar feeling with my parents 

Maybe it’s the soul wrenching feeling when they leave 

Maybe it’s a craving that doesn’t stop 

Like primal hunger 

Maybe it’s a knife, dangling above your heart

Waiting for the slightest movement

Or maybe it’s nothing 

Nothing at all. 


Perhaps it’s the hollow feeling I have when I say those words

“I love you.” 

Do I really? 

What is love? 

Is love supposed to make you scared? 

To make your voice shake and your mind spin? 

In a good way or in a bad way? 

What if it’s both? 

What if it’s only bad? 


“I love you.” 

Repeated every day like a broken record 

Words spoken out of memorization 

Is love reaching out for a hug? 

Is it being embraced by a stranger? 

Weird, awkward, unsettling, scary 

Is it still love then? 

What if I love and hate them? 

What then? 

What does that even feel like? 

Have I ever really felt love? 


What is love?


 
 

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