Do I Even Know What Love Feels Like? Poem by RHODVICK LUSENO

Sometimes, I think I miss love...
but then I ask myself
have I ever really felt it?
Real love, the kind that shakes you up,
that sits in your chest and doesn't leave?
Or was it all just a crush,
a moment, a maybe?

I don't even know.
I'm almost in my mid-twenties,
and still
something feels missing.
There's an emptiness
I keep trying to fill
with laughter, with people, with work
but it lingers.

I want love that wakes me up,
not just keeps me company.
The kind of love that makes life feel brighter,
that makes me feel seen,
not just heard.
I want to feel something new, something real.

But everyone feels the same.
Same words. Same masks.
I'm tired of copies.
I want someone who stands out
without trying too hard.
Someone who reminds me
that there's still magic in being genuine.

I'm not perfect,
and I'm not asking for a fairy tale.
I just want a connection
that feels like coming home.
Someone who doesn't play games,
who doesn't run when things get real.

Someone strong but soft,
quiet but present.
Someone who looks at me
and doesn't just see a poet
but a person.
Someone who lets me be me.