for centuries, poets and music makers<\/p>\n
have sought the definition of love,<\/p>\n
females of all ages, with list of deal breakers,<\/p>\n
try to do anything that might give it a shove.<\/p>\n
but they are looking in the wrong places,<\/p>\n
expecting it to come with flowers and prose,<\/p>\n
demanding it be attached to handsome faces,<\/p>\n
or at least someone that compares them to a rose,<\/p>\n
if they were to stop chasing fantasy and folly,<\/p>\n
they would find it’s been all around them the whole time,<\/p>\n
in the dirty fist offering a taste of a lolly,<\/p>\n
in the sweet kisses from faces covered in grime,<\/p>\n
in tickle soft touches from furry noses,<\/p>\n
and butterfly wisps of whiskers.<\/p>\n
love is not something you have to suppose<\/p>\n
from grown up double speak and whispers,<\/p>\n
it flies on the breezes with unexpected sneezes<\/p>\n
and chubby armed hugs accompanied by “UP’s”<\/p>\n
Love is not something you have to seek,<\/p>\n
it is given, unasked, everyday of the week.<\/p>\n
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