And I had thought…

I don’t understand love;
It is too complex.
I understand friendship.
I understand togetherness.
I understand silly tiffs
And then inevitable patch-ups.

And I had thought…
All of these together would make up love,
But apparently,
Love is made up of really big things…
Like commitment,
Responsibility,
Sacrifice,
Respect and many more…
And among these big big things,
The tiny simple ones just get lost!

And I had thought…
That when the tiny things are in place
The big ones would naturally happen
But apparently,
Love begins with ‘commitment’
And ends…
with ‘just friendship’

When really, I had thought…
It would blossom
The other way round.