Love Poem: What Is Love
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Written by: Melani Udaeta

What Is Love

How you read each smile 
trading ‘Goodbye’ for ‘Be safe’;
What is love? It’s you;
Knowing what I truly need 
just from one quick glance at me; 

That extra minute 
when you hold onto my hug
and I let go first;
Speaking my exact language 
without me saying a word;

It’s silent moments 
when you sit right beside me;
My unexpressed thoughts 
you instinctively know them;
Love is everything you do.