The L word

I've had no qualms using the L word, 

Much like confetti I used to throw it around 

Although now I realise it's not so easily found 

You say it too much and you wear it out

You don't say it enough and you're in a loveless drought

It's balance lies in the recipient's hands 

It's timeless like flowing sands 

It can make your day and break your heart 

Use it wrong and it'll tear you apart

It's an ephemeral dream floating in a sea of glass 

Of shards in pieces of glistening past 

It makes a burrow in your chest so deep 

It leaves a gash and lets the blood trickle and seep 

I've had no qualms about using the L word too early, too soon, for the heedless always 

Although now I find that what once was, never forever stays

-VM