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(after Khalil Gibran's "Beauty XXV") Where to find love, and how to find her unless the journey From with-in starts? And what would you say of Her, except that which you would say of intention? Desperates say "Love conquers all Afflictions. Like a healer whose gentle touch Brings forth the rain." Cynics say "Love afflicts all who make Her their guide. She is a con artist, unknown and conniving Until She packs her bags the day your electricity shuts off." Heretics say "She impassions like a drug. She finds the deep cavities our souls hold In order to make our humanity whole. She taunts from corners of the Earth, yet unexplored." Faithful say "She lingers in the night, And electrifies you with white noise ." In morning, the birds say "Love shall crawl and bury into ground with no legs." At night, foxes say "Love shall dart side-to-side, Onto on-coming traffic." And at noon, the hunters say "Love shall show Herself, never be caught. Love shall be Hawk In the sun's eye, She shall be Ahab's great white whale." On mountain peaks, they say of Love "depths of despair can only Love bring." And in valleys, they say "only can we see god's creation from above." Yet, of all these things, you speak not of Love, You speak of pursuits.

And Love is not a pursuit, she is the trampled blades of grass in its wake. Love is not a fish to be reeled in and thrown to the ocean, If the size does not fit. Love is not a line, or a bow, or an arrow or a target. But rather, she is the calluses, and cuts, upon the carpenters' hands. Love is not a goal, or a destination, or a place. But rather, she is the steps that can be marked in the snow, should the journey fail. She is not the stars, or the planets, or the heavenly bodiesOr a lake in which one drowns. But rather, she is cloud trails of jets, the path of blood and oxygen, as she beats through the body, a beginning where a critic writes "The end." - Safe How does "Love" compare to its inspiration, Khalil Gibran Khalil's "Beauty XXV?" Drop a line below in the comments' section and let me know. Orangutan. Help a starving artist! Share "Love" on facebook by using the readcast button on the left column. That way, I will be able to focus on writing you more quality content. Read more of my poetry, ordered by what I think is the best quality: 1. America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan 2. Ireland as a Metaphor for Poetry 3. Comas Dripping (very abstract, so sit with it for awhile) 4. Your Name is Jessica Claire 5. Katherine's the Baddest Baby on the Block 6. Marlboros Join the 27 Club 7. Lobster Season in Massachusetts 8. 9 Men Up for the Red Sox (vs. the Yankees) 9. Blue is the Color of Our Love (after e.e. cummings "i carry your heart with me") 10. Between the Mountains and the Sea 11. Manhattan Talks to His Son, the Concrete (to be read in conjunction with "America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan") 12. Daffodils Wither in the Sink(after William Carlos William's "The Red Wheel Barrow") 13. Age (after Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee")

14. Love XXV (after Khalil Gibran Khalil's "Beauty XXV") 15. Arab Women and the Arab Spring 16. For Lost Love: Arab Fruit 17. For Brailey 18. The Mona Lisa and the Quran 19. Becca Walks like Rain 20. Love is Not a Heard Emotion (after Spike Mulligan's "A Silly Poem") Or read by my alter egos

Dean O.
1. America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan 2. Ireland as a Metaphor for Poetry 3. Comas Dripping 4. Your Name is Jessica Claire 5. Katherine's the Baddest Baby on the Block 6. Marlboros Join the 27 Club 7. Lobster Season in Massachusetts 8. 9 Men Up for the Red Sox (vs. the Yankees) 9. Manhattan Talks to His Son, the Concrete (to be read in conjunction with "America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan") 10. For Brailey 11. Becca Walks like Rain

Sword of Religion
1. Between the Mountains and the Sea 2. Arab Women and the Arab Spring 3. For Lost Love: Arab Fruit 4. The Mona Lisa and the Quran

Safe Imitation
1. Blue is the Color of Our Love (after e.e. cummings' "i carry your heart with me") 2. Daffodils Wither in the Sink (after William Carlos William's "The Red Wheel Barrow") 3. Age (after Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee") 4. Love XXV (after Khalil Gibran Khalil's "Beauty XXV"') 5. Love is Not a Hard Emotion (after Spike Mulligan's "A Silly Poem") If you made it this far, congratulations! I love you. Spread the good word.