Esmerelda Gonzales-Munoz recites a poem regarding a past relationship, surrounding it with interviews asking people what they feel love is.
The rhythm of the piece is unflappable; the listener's interest doesn't wane throughout the course of the entire piece. What I find very interesting about this piece is that the final interview is with an older couple, who each describe love as being married to each other for thirty-five years. I haven't an idea why this is the final interview, as the rest of the tone is decidedly un-syrupy. But whatever caused that decision, it definitely works.

Things to notice: The first thing I noticed about this piece was its perfect synchronization with the technically-oriented music introduced in the beginning. There's no awkward gap between the music and words. And yet there's no cheeky "I'm going to try and be all ironic with my steely music and words of love". But I owe Gonzales-Munez an enormous thanks for composing a Valentine's Day-themed piece that isn't saccharine. This piece is without setting, and is primarily emotion-based as one may expect, but no one is pleading for sympathy. There are no weepy Juliet confessions, which is so wonderful to hear from a youth producer talking about love. This producer is direct, emotional but not sappy. This is just her story, that's all. I would like to see more interviews surrounding this piece, particularly in the beginning. The way it stands now, the beginning interview sets a starting tone of melodrama that may discourage listeners from listening on. One of the best features of this piece is that it doesn't have as much youthful melodrama as one may expect/dread to hear, and so any hint that it may only hinders its potential to be listened.