What does love mean to you?

What does love mean to you?
What is this thing they call love
Something that everyone seeks for in life
Something that completes them as husband or wife

Its something everyone needs
Yet there is no definite meaning
Not all love is complete, many tend to slowly fade away
While others stay until their every last day

Love is not always beautiful as what it may seem
Although it may look as if it is all joy
Many don't see the pain involved
Once they encounter it, everything starts to dissolve

Love can be a monster
One often attempts to destroy another without a clue in the world
Like a the love from a mother that endlessly crushes the heart of her daughter
Keeping her away from the place of her desire

So what is this feeling?
It can be so beautiful yet it can be so cruel
What is the true meaning of love?
Although the answer is not clear, i know that what we have is truly from above