By Ashley Skye
Date: 5 April 2000
What love is
leading down a long, dark tunnel there is always light.
Morning light
leaves a rainbow on my bedspread.
You want to stay curled up in warmth.
Then I think of him.
the light at the end of the tunnel,
the slide that makes your stomach
feel like
it is
in your
mouth.
50 foot drop.
The light that gets me out of my bed
and shave my legs.
put on a dress
and a little extra lipstick.
Sometimes the tunnel is longer than others
but then I remember I will always find my way out.
It's love.
Love is the light
and the stomach ache;
the one that feels good.
Love is what you get out of bed for
even when it's the last thing you want to do.
It keeps you confident
and alive.
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