This is Not Love

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This is Not Love by Corinne Mervilus

I don’t remember life before her,

And I can’t imagine life without her.

Close as it may be,

This is not love.

Love liberates,

It does not blind.

This is not love.

Love is a gentle embrace,

Not an airtight grip.

This is not love.

Love is warmth,

Flowers growing in your lungs.

But I feel like I’m on fire,

And I cannot breathe.

This is not love.