A Thing About Love

love is cliches and not
it's uncertain as much as life is
not only is it a source of pain and happiness
it inspires,
fades away,
and sometimes comes back

you sigh when it can't/won't be returned
you get angry cause it leaves you vulnerable

at its peak, it's source is the center of your universe
your stomach is in knots for days on end
you want to cry
you want to laugh
sometimes, you want to forget why/who you loved

but then you realize,
there are no retractions
no reversals of time

you eitheir fight for it
or move on

and in the end
it's about struggle
a journey with a blurry path
worth taking
again and again

© Richard Louissaint, March 1, 2002