Love Poem: Abcs of Love
Elizabeth Cobb Avatar
Written by: Elizabeth Cobb

Abcs of Love

A is for Abstract feelings that you can't make sense of.
B is for Boy. The boy who holds my heart.
C is for Caring about him no matter what.
D is for Deadly, love that could break or make you.
E is for Example: Romeo and Juliet.
F is for Forgiving that person for everything they've done to you.
G is for Gathering the strength to move on.
H is for Heart, the part of me that's in a million pieces.
I is for Infuriated at yourself because you let him hurt you.
J is for Just crying for two weeks straight.
K is for Keeping the memories you two made in your head.
L is for Love, that fuzzy feeling I never can figure out.
M is for Maybe tomorrow it'll be better.
N is for Next time I see you, you'll ignore me.
O is for Offering to just lay down and cry and forget what's in my head.
P is for Praying that maybe it was all just a dream.
Q is for Quiet on which I sit now.
R is for Reading over your notes again and again.
S is for Saying I'm sorry too many times.
T is for Time to realize I can't rewind time.
U is for Us is over.
V is for Victory over the tears but not over love.
W is for Wondering if maybe you still think about me.
X is for X-plaining what I don't understand.
Y is for Yelling at myself silently.
Z is for Zoning out for just a minute and letting go of what I felt before but remembering:
The one I love is you.