love is a plague

Love is  ferocious plague
afflicting humanity's senses

a complicated compromise
fraught with indecision

a meddlesome thing, really
arrives unexpectedly
overwhelming life with its
great consequence
all in your face
when you just want space

love is the place
where dreams begin
the school where you learn
its best not to win

love is not a race
for whom does most
or a list
of whom does least

love is a dream, love is a plague
love is life, fear of death,
wishing to feel someone's breath
as their comforting words wash
over your whole soul completing
your thoughts
starting a new

drowning your worries
spreading everywhere

a contagious plague
love is