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What is love?

February 18, 2010
By ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."


What is love?
Its that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you know that you're going to see him today.
Its the restless pacing, waiting for him to call.
Its the goodnight that takes your breath away.
Its the inescapable pain that you feel when you haven't talked to him in two days.
Its the dream that is SO real, you go back to sleep- just to see how it ends.
Its writing your name with his last name, just to see if it fits.
Its trusting him, even if your best friend tells you not to.
Its saying "I Love You" first, just because you can't hold it in.
Its falling asleep to the words of your song.
Its believing, with all of your heart, that you will spend the rest of your life in his arms.
Its giving and taking, even when it hurts.
Its taking the little time that you have together and making it COUNT.
Its the blushing cheeks and the giddy laughter you get when you look at your phone, and the message is from him.
Its believing that no matter what happens, you will never give up on him.
Its letting the tears fall down your cheeks, believing that it will get better.
Its seeing the good in him, and recognizing that his faults are what make him human.
Its not expecting him to be prince charming, and forgiving him when he's not.
Its when who you had always hoped to become is who you are with him.
But sometimes,
its hanging on when the only thing left to do is to let go.
its letting every little thing remind you of what you two had been.
its making the good times count for more than the bad.
its taking long drives with the music blasting, just to clear your head.
its avoiding romance movies at all costs- because they remind you of your not so happily ever after.
its telling yourself that they didnt actually want to break up with you, even though they did.
its smiling and laughing even when its killing you inside.
its taking everything they ever gave to you and ripping it to shreds, and then regretting it.

its saying goodbye, even if you arent ready to let go.


The author's comments:
Fairytales are never one big happily ever after. But if you string together the moments that took your breath away, each little fairytale is enough to count for a big one.

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on Dec. 21 2010 at 2:16 pm
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."

I'm glad you like it! :D

on Dec. 21 2010 at 12:24 pm
justsmileanddance PLATINUM, Montgomery, Alabama
28 articles 42 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
-Albus Dumbledore

love this! exactly how i feel right now!!! 

on May. 14 2010 at 10:47 pm
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."

CONGRATS! I'm so proud of you! :D feels good doesn't  it?

ZiRaww! SILVER said...
on May. 14 2010 at 9:42 pm
ZiRaww! SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 96 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Giving up doesn’t always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ”

I got over him!

on Mar. 3 2010 at 4:13 pm
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."

Yeah it is! Haha

ZiRaww! SILVER said...
on Mar. 2 2010 at 1:29 pm
ZiRaww! SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 96 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Giving up doesn’t always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ”

It's funny bump into people like this

on Feb. 28 2010 at 7:35 pm
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."

Aww hunny! I would love to give you advice! And I would love to hear what happened if you would like to tell me :) This past weekend, I also got my heart shattered by someone so we can swap stories and I can definately give you advice :)

on Feb. 28 2010 at 4:48 pm
bound4life4ever PLATINUM, Jamaica, New York
32 articles 0 photos 111 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

this is awesome! ZiRawww has been having boy problem czuz she commented on my work too. lol... i cried myself to leep also alot. i c him everyday nd he forgot everything that we went thru. i feel like im gonna crack nd let loose by slapping him in the hallway. but i do love him.nd love is lttng go even when im not ready. i dont think ill ever b ready 2 let go..got adivice? if u wanna noe everything that happened w. me nd wilson replay nd tell me u wana noee

-GABBY

on Feb. 27 2010 at 9:14 pm
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."

You should read my new article "We are Greatness." I think you would like it :)

ZiRaww! SILVER said...
on Feb. 26 2010 at 9:02 am
ZiRaww! SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 96 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Giving up doesn’t always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ”

^^ Thanks. ^^

on Feb. 25 2010 at 1:54 pm
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."

Im glad I could help :)

ZiRaww! SILVER said...
on Feb. 25 2010 at 9:01 am
ZiRaww! SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 96 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Giving up doesn’t always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ”

True. Thank you! you made me feel better

on Feb. 25 2010 at 6:47 am
lmp416 PLATINUM, Brockton, Massachusetts
24 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes people write the things that they can't say." -One Tree Hill

i love this! love love love it. keep up the good work!

on Feb. 24 2010 at 6:42 pm
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."

Aww thank you guys SO SO much! I get so excited when people love it :)

on Feb. 24 2010 at 6:06 pm
NuclearMuse GOLD, Burnsville, Minnesota
12 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"In only two months, Alex became my angel, and in only two months I thought he belonged in heaven, because people like me didn’t deserve to drag him down. But today he is still on earth with me, and now I couldn’t be happier to keep him here." ~ Nikki

That was actually very good... From the title, I wasn't expecting something this amazing. Keep up the good work!

on Feb. 24 2010 at 2:05 pm
CountryAngel17 BRONZE, Pikeville, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 2 comments
Wow this is awesome!!! I can so relate to it.I love it!!! Keep writing!

paige. said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 1:01 pm
this is amazing.

it made me cry.

:)

good job!

keep writing!

:)

on Feb. 23 2010 at 2:58 pm
Karlynne PLATINUM, Orange Park, Florida
21 articles 0 photos 98 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-Vivian Greene

wow. u r a very good inspiration. you shud definetly keep writing. check out a few of my poems. especially november 14th.

on Feb. 22 2010 at 9:37 pm
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will."

thank you SO much, no joke :)

on Feb. 22 2010 at 9:33 pm
Miss_Imaginative SILVER, Rockford, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
sooner started, sooner done, sooner in the arms of the one you love

wow this is really good! keep writing!

i loved this!