For what is love?

Is it a hug, another's touch,

Or is it a word that unfolds from the tip of one's tongue?

If so, is it enough

to be in love, to open up—

the words from a can that can't close?

To be exposed...

Is it enough?

For what is love?

~~~

So this is love—

I grew up, I now know enough

To write it as poems, compose letters into song

I met this girl

She talked of love, now I am hers

My sorrow drowns in her eyes

This is enough

So this is love

Is it?

~~~

This girl I met

She tore my world, forgot our song

What we had blown off like sand

For what is love

If it is not to be felt once?

If you're not back drowning...

So this is love

It has to be

I've had enough

I've given up

What is love?

~~~

For what is life

To watch your step, live off checks

Or is it—

[OOPS I'm sorry]

For what is...

I've had enough—

I met this... Umm

What was life

Before my steps led to those pretty sets?

Have I gone insane?

Wasn't it enough? I've given up

Then why can't I walk away?

Why do I insist you to stay?

~~~

So I met this girl

Then gave love a twirl, brought her home

My mother hugged her as so

I kept this girl

She was enough

For she brought back my love

So this is life

With a wife and kids of our own

To spend each night by her side

So this is life

To be exposed, to her alone

Her hair tickles my nose

So this is...

[CAUGH_CAUGH]

["Hey are you ok?"]

~~~

So this is life

This is what it's like to be grown

To prepare for the storm

So this is it

This isn't right

I can't do this alone

Because in this life

You can't give up, please get up

Our time is not enough

Why is this love?

~~~

For what is love?

Is it a hug, is a dad enough?

I have to live with this

I have to grow from this

With their love

I must