I AM LOVE

i've settled -
for half-assed love,
for not real love,
conditional love, fake love.
a sham of love,
the nightmare of love.
for saying "love" for the sake of hearing love;
it was debilitating love,
non-recuperative love,
very uneven love -
depleting,
repeating,
defeating,
demeaning
UN-love.

then i realized

i
am love.
fulfilling
committing
uplifting
smile when you see me,
shine to want to be with me,
float above the clouds at the thought of me
heart skip a beat when you're near me
anxiety-filled, wanting to be with me

love.

me
i'm the shit!
i.

am.
love.

2007TonyaC

(artwork: "Chocolate Rose", Alonzo Adams)