Those hours given over to basking in the glow of an imaginedfuture, of being carried away in streams of promise by a love ora passion so strong that one felt altered forever and convincedthat even the smallest particle of the surrounding world wascharged with purpose of impossible grandeur; ah, yes, andone would look up into the trees and be thrilled by the wind-loosened river of pale, gold foliage cascading down and by thehigh, melodious singing of countless birds; those moments, somany and so long ago, still come back, but briefly, like firefliesin the perfumed heat of summer night. Mark Strand
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When you are in love, everything seems magical. You are not only in love with someone but the world you are in. With every breath, you are living life to its fullest. You are constantly thinking about how wonderful that person is and that what you have is true love.

You don’t give a second thought to the world around you. All of your thoughts are focused on that one person who has captured your heart. While being in love is wonderful, it can also be dangerous.

Love is something that makes us blind to flaws or weaknesses in someone else. You want to believe so much in your love that you overlook their faults or hang on to the good things they do, instead of seeing them for what they really are. It can be hard to get over when you have fallen so deeply for someone only to have them leave you, especially when it was your own fault for not seeing the truth about them before they left.

Source: Almost Invisible: Poems

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