a word on love

love is not for the faint of heart, so it has been said. i feel like so many of us think we know what love is, but do we? granted, we have the scriptures that speak of love to its totality, so in that sense , yes, we do know what love is. but it seems to look so different for different people. it is messy, rough, but very beautiful. it is through love that we find redemption for our wretched, and filthy, souls. i don't know if anyone reads this, and i really doubt that anyone does, so i suppose this is more so me just talking to myself. i am okay with that. everyone seeks love. whether we know it or not, we long to be accepted and loved by others. when love is given it is a risk, but a risk worth taking. as a favorite poet of mine says, "our love was good and our love was right, i don't regret it, no not a single night." i feel like i am talking to myself, but as i said before, i am okay with that.