Originally posted March 25, 2017 on Dustin's View:
https://dustinsview.com/poems/love-is-poem/

love is admiration
of the essence
of another

at best, it inspires —
compels you to contort
like a vine, twisting and turning
as it climbs to new heights

love is always a delusion
but it’s a healthy, vital delusion
like optimism
like purpose
like self

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