the gift of love

the gift that I am gifting you with
is the gift of what is true. That true thing
that we give to each other
in each other's hearts: What
could we replace that with?
A clothes?
A certificate of gift, perhaps?
No.
If we replaced the true thing in each other's hearts
with these commercial things,
it would only stop the very heart of love
from pumping its blood,
that it so needs,
just to live with even
and stop it from feeling the truth
of these true things
that are my gift to you:
for what is love? A gift?
You know it.
Of course it is!