Defining Love

When asked to define the word “love”

My first thought was... it's impossible to explain “love”

How does one describe the wind

How does one describe the cool fresh morning air

The brilliant sunshine that makes us feel so alive

It's a feeling inside that can't be put into mere words

When you first experience it, no one needs to tell you

The experience overwhelms you, it takes over your soul

You walk on air oblivious to your surroundings

You smile a lot at silly things

You walk into things that someone

Has strangely placed in your way

Like street lamps or fire hydrants

You forget important meetings

With the excuse that you lost your scheduler

You feel like you have a raging fever

But you're cool as a cucumber outside

Friends worry, wondering about your strange behaviour

But then soon recognize the symptoms

The same symptoms that 99.9% of human beings

Have experienced at least once in their lifetime

Ah love, sweet love

Is there any greater feeling in life

Most emphatically, I say NO!