Unique

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What defines unique?

Color, shape, age?
Can a person be unique?
Can a personality be unique?

 

Better yet...can an emotion be unique?

 

Can love be unique?

 

Vital to nourish and acknowledge the true, tireless effort that goes into finding and generating love

 

Love is commitment; a life path shared vicariously, mutually
Love cannot be constructed feebly upon half-truths

 

There is no debate
love is undoubtedly noble, admirable, respect-driven, and something that is earned

and pain-staking to extinguish

 

Love is a wake up call, so jolting
it's hitting the snooze timer while dozing in each other's arms

 

Love can be as simple as fixing a leaky faucet

and as impossible as plugging Niagara Falls

 

Love is feeling uncomfortable

but knowing nowhere else you'd rather be

 

Love is every dream and fear you ever imagined

shared with another soul

 

Love is

as it turns out

as common as it is unique

 

As common as going the extra mile for *them*
and as unique as finding the only one willing to go that extra mile for *you*

Author's Notes/Comments: 

formerly Love Critique 6.9.09 - did a little retooling of this one 10.22.11, added a few lines, moved a stanza or two, couple more edits 10.25.11 - new title 3.17.14

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