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Disagreements and misunderstandings

Arguments and persistent demands

From the person we claim to love

Only serve to create more misgivings

Love is not just saying: "I love you"

And kissing, hugging and dancing all night

Nor is love romance on the net

All these are lies that fade with time

Love gives and only knows how to give

It is the force that destroys one's ego

It is the strength which makes one selfless

And in giving does love in plenty receive

Love is not a deal nor a contract on paper

Nor is it a vow of meaningless words

Nor is it a pack of vows on holy texts

Vows that are said without truth -- like chatter

Learn about love from Helen and Paris*

From Troilus and Cressida* and Desdemona*

Ask what love is from Edward and Mrs. Simpson*

Or from untold anecdotes not so common.

Learn about love from Laila and Majnu*

From Heer and Ranjha*, Sassi and Punnu*

From Sohnee and Mahinwal, Shirin and Farhad*

Mirza and Sahiban* or Quasimodo*.

Find about its ethereal and sublime truth

From Cyrano de Bergerac and Brutus' Portia*

And from Cordelia* and India's Yashodha*.

I am old fashioned it is said and I do not dispute

If for my views this age defines me thus

But let me once more say without flinching

That between true lovers it means, not me, but you.