Safety or alarm, I can never decide which.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2026 source ↗
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How would you describe what love feels like to you?Originally asked
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Safety or alarm, I can never decide which.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2026 source ↗
A chihuahua giving you a cuddle.
It feels like all is possible.
An umbilical cord.
Like becoming warm after you’ve been cold.
Did I behave in the right way?
Not joining the circus.
We watch over those we love.
I can always see two points of view, which makes it hard to have a row.
My parents died within four days of each other. I was engulfed as I ran from one bedside to another.
Small, determined, lucky.
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