The Most Complex Emotion

Love is

something that's hard to define

its complicated

means different things to

different people involved

but you know it

when you find it

or it finds you.

It's a happy little accident

that you don't ask for

but sort of stumble upon

on the off chance

like finding a five dollar bill

in a grocery parking lot

a piece of candy in your pocket

or a penny in the middle of

a busy street,

you wonder where it came from

who put it there

and how it happened.

often times its hidden in plain sight

like most beautiful things in this world are.

There's a chance to fall for it,

be swept up and mesmerized

but its only available for a second

then disappearing into thin air

like a mirage,

a whiff of a strangers perfume in a crowd.

ignored by most

recognized by a few,

only the lovers see it

taking the time to let things develop, sacrificing themselves

going through hell and back

to win each others hearts

only to realize that

there are no winners in this game

only equals.

They stand together

ready but scared

staying in place

like glass figurines,

fragile from too many heartbreaks, let downs, one night stands,

neither sure if they have enough love

left to give.

But they'll find a way

knowing that if they pool their love together

it will be enough to last for centuries

conquer any will, want, or desire.

there will be so much love

that it will reach the hearts of every

man, woman, child in the world

going anywhere and through anything

permeating even the most 

jaded hearts.