I Don't Know What Falling In Love Means

 I know not what falling in love means.

Don't get me wrong, I have been in love!

(More times than I had hoped to.)

But I have only seen this in movies

Or read them in love stories; 

That one heart skipping moment, 

A conversation or gesture 

That makes someone "Fall in love".

The experience is alien to me 

For I don't intend to fall 

Into whatever love is.

I am not impressed by stares,

Or a flattering gesture. 

Nuances of emotions are subtle.

They come not with force for me. 

Love to me is made of 

Little boring everyday things 

A song you share, an inside joke 

A sunset or silence.

The defining moment of 

Falling in love never occurred to me.

No rose petals or dances

Could sway my heart 

More than honesty does.

Hence, I don't intend to fall in love.

For such a love is fleeting and magical 

Momentary and meant for novels.

I want to be in love,

Live it every day.

The kind where you look at someone 

Going through their mundane chores

Vulnerability and flaws

Yet you thank heavens for them

Every single day.

© Suranya



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