Never           a word                     I’ve                               feared more.
                                                                                                                                                                            Never           needed                     a label                               for adore.
                                                                                                                                                                            Never           a word                     I’ve                               desired for.
                                                                                                                                                                            Never           needed                     a word                               to make my heart sore.
                                                                                                                                                                            This                               four letter word                     that strikes           fear.
                                                                                                                                                                            A                               four letter word                     that I          desire to hear.
                                                                                                                                                                            This                               four letter word                     that           can burn and sear.
                                                                                                                                                                            A                               four letter word                     that’s           always held dear.
                                                                                                                                                                            What           a four letter word                     can do to                               the soul.
                                                                                                                                                                            What           it                     can do to                               a heart of solid coal.
                                                                                                                                                                            What           a four letter                     that                               people extoll.
                                                                                                                                                                            What           is this                     L-O-V-E that                               we try to control?