I'm with Britt in that I love the structure of this poem and it was indeed funny to see how many times you actually had the word love in this poem and you still won. The descriptions were great and I love the emotions you pour into this poem as it really opens up the eye of the reader to what you think love is. The last stanza I really think is the best as it gave me a great ending that really summed up what you had been saying the entire time. Great job and keep writing.

I adored this poem in the contest and I like it even more now that I know it's yours, you cheeky monkey.

"Time again the word repeats itself and
you wonder at sugar-sweet cliches,
though would it be at all silly
to insist loving you is
brand new?"

There's such a smily honesty to this line. Sometimes you just have to say those cheesy things because... they're true! And you don't care that they're cheesy because they're so true! Your disregard for rules and people looking down on you, all in the name of love, are what made this poem great.