Love Poem: The Worth of Love
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Written by: Mrittika Ghosh

The Worth of Love

Love hurts 
I won’t tell you otherwise 
it would then be a lie
a darkness so profound 
an animal so notorious 
fracturing our very soul with it’s transgressions
like an addiction on speed for those who dare 
choosing the ones worthy of its name 
a flawed proposition with loopholes cunningly concealed
behind what we assume as perfection
We fail perhaps to see what truly lies within
our only crime being who we are 
a mass of flesh and blood vulnerable in its entirety
glorified by love itself and shattered by it’s ultimate truth
life bewilders us when we least imagine 
the pain even greater than it could be
expectations zero to none  
does it then turn out to be an experience inconceivable
and when at the very end of the tunnel
we look back and wonder whether all of it was worth it
Love smiles benevolent and whispers
You are worthy if You only believe!