Incoherent Emotional Questioning 

In a moment of quiet solitude

I examine the way I feel

Do I give myself too easily?

Do the words, I love you

Become shrouded 

Masked by an emotional overflow

In which neither emotion

Is love

And what of love?

What is love?

Can we love someone we barely know?

Someone we lived

But a few magical moments with

There was magic

There really was

Not fireworks

Or blinding lights

Or symphonies

Or amazing revelations

But there was magic

Instant reaction

Longing

Wondering

Anticipation

Wonderment

She could make my heart race

With her smile

Take my breath

With her voice

Make my body tingle

With her touch

But is this love?

I want to be with her

Even for a minute

Hear her voice

Just say my name

Anything

Rather than go a day

Without her

The thought of losing her

Makes my heart bleed

My mind fog

My eyes blur

Is this love?

If it is not

Please tell me

What is it?

I need to know

©August 2002