What is Love ?
A Poem
I penned this when I was a senior in High School in 1978. When I found C.J. Heck and her poetry when I joined Substack, It came to mind and I wondered if I still had it. Fortunately, I found it going through storage bins getting ready to move. I’m no Paul Wittenberger 😉, but it made a few of the girls cry back then…
What is Love
What is love ?
Is love feeling,
Or is love caring ?
Is love sharing,
Or is love wanting ?
Is love hope,
Or is love despair ?
Is love being with someone,
Or is love being alone ?
Is love real,
Or is love make believe ?
Is love for me,
Or is love for you ?
Love is simply anything
You make it to be
I’m so happy you shared this! There’s something special about sharing a part of the high school us, isn’t there?
I feel proud to know we write in a similar poetry style, Ken. Your poem was a pleasure to read and I can understand how you made your female classmates swoon! They probably didn't know boys were in touch with the gentler side and able to write about love. That's catnip to most high school girls. Thank you for including me!