To Be Loved

I have very little understanding of the word. For five years of my life, it hurt to even say out loud. It is confusing. It is painful. It is illogical.

Yet at the same time, it heals. It is obvious. It is as straightforward as it gets.

It comes at a high price, that much I know, a price that no material could pay.

Is it merely a concept? Is it an ideal?

Or is it something more real, more tangible?

Is it meant to be so... daunting?