Love

By Bhavini Gupta

Love is not when u post them on your "story"

Love is not when u flaunt them and act like their glory 

Love is not when you say they are HOT 

Love is not at all what you would have thought

Ask me what love is 

And i'll tell you in brief

I'll tell you what it is 

In a story thats short and sweet 

Love is , 

When my dad wakes up every morning and makes tea for my mom

To make sure he is safe ; to his boring congregations , she tags along 

Love is when they go, for their morning walk 

Like two teenagers in love with their endless talks

Fingers interwind ; they walk miles

They look at each other and decades go by 

Love is when my brother and i stay up talking to each other

It is in times of pain when one weeps for the other 

It is when we take the fall for one another 

Its when i fight for him saying "THAT'S MY BROTHER"

Love is when my friends keep my photos on their phone 

Its because of them , i am never lonely even when alone

Its when we sit in circle and eat from each other's lunch box

Its when i write poems about them on my docs 

So love is not hugs and kisses

Love is not just a few online wishes

A little play of Mr. And Mrs.

Love is the common things ; the dusty books and the dirty dishes 🫶🏻

By Bhavini Gupta