If love had a lever
We could turn it on/off
Never have to feel a thing
Not its highs, lows, pain or loss
If love was under our total control
Imagine how we each could proceed
When some like to give, some like to take
But no two give and take to the same degree
If love is merely a vehicle to get us where we want
Do we keep it running smoothly to avoid an interruption
Can we know when we’re meeting its needs or not
Making sure its channels are free from corruption
If love has many powers to transform our lives
Is it best to just let it go with its own flow
Slyly easing our grip even letting it slip
Encouraging all its options to grow
If love gives us a need for more
Will we ever keep it satisfied
Or is its ending inevitable
All its ties only implied
If love abides its own
Should it devise a test
Pushing us to our limit
Eying what it likes best
If love is only a feeling
Reacting to its stimulus
How can we depend on it
When its flux is continuous

If love had only one lever
We could turn it on and off

July 11, 2013