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Definition of Love
If thou must love me, let it be for naught,
Except for love’s sake only.
Do not say, “I love her for her smile – her look – her way
Of speaking gently – for a trick of thought
That falls in well with mine, and brings
A sense of pleasant ease on such a day.”
For these things in themselves, Beloved,
may be changed, or change for thee –
And love, so wrought may be unwrought so.
Neither love me for thine own dear pity’s wiping my cheeks dry
A creature might forget to weep who bore
Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby!
But love me for love’s sake, that evermore
Thou may love on, through love’s eternity.
This poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning describes love as greater than what anyone can express. Don’t love me for what I am or for what I can give you, just love me just because. Because people change and situations change, so if you love someone because of a specific trait or reason, when that reason no longer exists, will your love for that person also cease to exist?
Approximate Word count = 950
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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