Once ancient cultures had many words for love, many songs for it
Many modern languages still do
Once the old Greeks had seven main words to describe the types of love.
*Main* words.
But English?
English fails me, fails you, fails us – fails our society
English fails to allow us clarity of meaning, and intent
The lack, paradoxically, limits
It narrows, limits, filters the language through a filter of scarcity and avoidance.
What is love?
English is my first language
So while I can attempt to explain how I feel by
– grasping for metaphor
– utilising smilies
– Employing descriptive comparison
I cannot simply use, or say a word to encompass, to describe what I feel
Because, in truth, I have no words adequate to the burden of my heart