Love is

Love is an ache

tugging at the soul and 

playing heartstrings like a guitar 

Love is a ghost

haunting the back of the mind

and whispering into ears

Love is a knife

cutting deep into the self

and leaving scars across skin

Love is a fire

filled with searing passion that

ignites sparks deep within

But I did not know this

till I met your eyes

from which I 

couldn’t look away

you saw me 

I saw you

and you gave me

an ache

a ghost

a knife

and a fire