Love As a Verb

from only some of the roses are red by Mia Stegner

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I quietly cautiously care
Touch a butterfly’s wings, I won’t dare
So I turn to the bees and the flowers and sun and fresh air

As a bee spreading life does its part,
Distributing love is an art
As is accepting it but I’m busy guarding my heart

Love as a verb, it takes effort, it does
Some people make it look so effortless
But I don’t believe for a second that they’re not afraid

So I wait, to discover, whatever it is that compels them to do it anyway
I might be running late, becoming impatient to understand what compels them to do it anyway

Love is a limitless light like the sun
We won’t run out, we won’t ever be done
And love isn’t meant to be bartered or fought for or won

I’ve read the stories and I’ve seen the shows
I’ve watched it happen, I know how it goes
I’ve felt the feeling and I’ve learned the lessons,
It’s not an obsession, possession, transgression
Repression’s oppression when love’s an expression
Either end of profession’s no cure for depression
I’ve got a confession, confusion continues to grow
How the hell does anyone really know

While we wait, to discover, whatever it is that compels them to do it anyway
We might be running late, becoming impatient to understand what compels them to do it anyway

Avoiding new love, it takes effort, it does
Sometimes I tell myself it’s effortless
But I don’t believe for a second that I'm not afraid

I’m quietly cautiously there
Leave it all up to wind, I won’t dare
Can I learn from the bees and the flowers and sun and fresh air?

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from only some of the roses are red, released May 8, 2022
mixing/mastering by James Palko aka Jimmy Montague

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