I know what love is

I know what love is
And I have searched for it
All my life.
I have found it for minutes,
For days,
For weeks and months,
But never for life.
I know what love is
And I have seen it
in the faces of others.
But not everyone can be president.
Not everyone can be an astronaut.
Not everyone can be loved.
For as much as I look for it
And see it in held hands
And soft kisses.
I cannot receive it
For the forever
It promises.