What Does Love Mean?

an acrostic poem

WHAT DOES LOVE MEAN?


Whether male or female, young or old;
How many love stories have often been told?
A thousand, a million—it never really ends!
To men and women is where love depends.

Dazzled and dazed with passion and ecstasy;
Over the edge, your mind is filled with fantasies;
Encapsulated completely by these raging emotions;
So vulnerable you are to this treacherous Ocean.

Love, if genuine, is not merely a feeling;
Only with action can it show its true meaning:
Veracity, loyalty, respect, humility,
Endurance, selflessness, forgiveness, and chastity.

Men and women from all over must know
Every trait must be polished for true love to show
A responsive reaction that compels you to act,
Not just a feeling; this is a fact.

- Michelle Joy Protacio -