Types Of Love Poem by anais vionet

"Have you ever been in love? " He asked.

"Ugh, " I groaned. "I love tech, " I revealed, "oh, and the Internet, " I confessed, "I LOVE the Internet! "

He looked disappointed. "You know what I mean, " he said.

I sighed. It's hard to escape the long shadows cast by experiences and expectations.

"Love's inscrutable! " I said, helpfully.

"Maybe I've never been in a relationship long enough for it to be love? " I asked the universe.

He tilted his head as if he were calculating something.

"What IS love anyway? " I asked. "Does love have to be an instant transcendence? "

"This isn't going well", I thought, his silence stood out like a curse in a cathedral.

"Let's go to Dairy Queen! " I suggested, because that ALWAYS makes things better.

"I need an ice cream, " I said, as he looked ready to say something but didn't, "cake." I finished.