the 30 days meme: day five
Your definition of love
Well. Maybe I should've swapped a few more days out with that other meme, and found a way to skip this one. I'm not much for definitions. But I'm not so disinterested them that I can just toss off some nonsense about how love doesn't have a definition, la la la.
The only thing I know about love is that it stays. It builds up like sediment, like something that occurs in nature, full of layers and colors and traceable rings like the hearts of trees, and once it's there, it stays. It doesn't come in the same shapes or forms, one single level of intensity, one type; it's like skin, every square yours, and every inch different. You can scratch it and scrape it and peel it away and it grows back, delicate, sensitive and stubborn.
I'm a lover, not a fighter, and once you're in, you're in. The boy who destroyed my comfort zone. The one who broke my heart the hardest. The best friends who drift in and out with the tides of their own lives. The friends I had who are now just boxes on Facebook, but tender spots in my heart all the same, no matter how long it's been since we talked; no matter the bumps and awkwardness shoved under the carpet all those years ago. The boy who never let me in and then told me it was my fault. The one I hid the last secrets from. The distant and intense friends from Melbourne and the new people who, even now, I'm falling for, wanting to keep them closer and closer.
Love is making a mark and being marked. The stories will stick, brighter than the others. That's it. That's mine.
(Hey, it didn't say I had to stick to romantic love.)
Day 01 - Introduce yourself
Day 02 - Your first love
Day 03 - Your parents
Day 04 - Your music
Day 05 - Your definition of love
Day 06 - Your day
Day 07 - Your best friend
Day 08 - A precious item
Day 09 - Your beliefs
Day 10 - What you wore today
Day 11 - Your siblings
Day 12 - What’s in your bag
Day 13 - Your mode of transportation
Day 14 - Where you live
Day 15 - Your childhood
Day 16 - Your first kiss
Day 17 - Your favorite memory
Day 18 - Your favorite birthday
Day 19 - Something you regret
Day 20 - Your morning routine
Day 21 - Your job and/or schooling
Day 22 - Something that upsets you
Day 23 - Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 - Something that makes you cry
Day 25 - Your sleeping habits
Day 26 - Your fears
Day 27 - Your favorite place
Day 28 - Something that you miss
Day 29 - Your favorite foods/drinks
Day 30 - Your aspirations