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and there's always some love story
and you laugh
or you cry
but in the end it's all okay
because
hey
at least they found love
right

and that's what we're looking for
as we stumble through the days
and nights
of our lives
this thing we call love

and we assign so many of our hopes
and fears
and dreams
to these four letters
as if the word itself
can change who we are
and what will become of us

as if this simple syllable
breathes a benediction into our souls
when in fact
we bless ourselves in the hoping
and the fearing
and the dreaming