I am not a possession
to be shown or displayed.
My worth cannot be measured,
calculated or weighed.

I am often elusive,
yet found everywhere.
I can never be seen,
yet you know I am there.

I am not a weapon,
a knife or grenade,
but I can shatter your world
and cut like a blade.

I am an essence
you can't run from or hide
once I capture your heart
and you feel me inside.

I have no mass,
still I'm true and I'm real --
invisible, weightless,
yet stronger than steel.

I am gentle enough
to touch all your senses,
yet possess enough power
to dissolve your defenses.

I permeate earth
in the waves of the seas.
I twist with the wind
and I flow with the breeze.

I am a gamble
with losses and gains --
a conflicting concoction
of pleasures and pains.

I am a mystery
that defies explanation,
a meandering journey
of unknown destination.

I am indefinite.
I will carry on
long after the time
my recipient's gone.

There's no way to describe
how I make you feel.
I'm magic. I'm special.
I'm scary. I'm real.

I am the substance
of lyrics and verse
and promising vows of
"for better, for worse."

I am more priceless
than silver and gold.
I am free. I am kind.
I am yours to behold.

It's been said, it is foolish
to pursue love, high or low.
Suffice to say: "Friends,
when you find me, you'll know."

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