The Arrow’s Effects

love is like an arrow that pierces through your heart

only if you pull it out does the bleeding start

before the arrow your heart is there

nothing special do you feel or share

no pain no longing your perfectly content

happy in your ignorance but you know you are not whole

when the arrow strikes you are dazed

you see your archer your eyes are glazed

you feel no mortal pain no suffering

when the arrow is plucked out you

see the true effects of love.