"have you tasted love?"

my astronomy teacher asked "how do you know something isn't real?" [in regards to the scientific method and how it has to be repeatable and whatnot] and he claims he has an 8ft pink dragon named harvey. he asked us how we knew it wasn't true...and someone mentioned how you can't use your five senses to know of harvey's existence...but then our teacher, of course playing devil's advocate to make us think harder, asked the class, "have you seen an atom? how do you know it exists if you haven't touched an atom?"...and then he said,

"have you tasted love?"

now if love were a wine
it's no wonder i was drunk all this time
and yes, i would've been able to taste love
if love were a wine, that is.

but love...
exists.
i'm sure.
now it's a matter of proving it.
can i see it?
of course.
engraved in wedding bands
intertwined between fingers
the twinkle in the eyes
crinkled smiles
can i touch it?
can it be repeated?
sure...if you're ready to do such an experiment...
and be ready for possible reactions
whether the outcome is pleasant or horrific
all depends on whom the subject of "love" is
choose your test subjects wisely
what variable would you control?
can you control it at all?
is...love controllable?
is there one variable that you can change
and simply know if love is the reason for
this or that
him or her
me and him
him and her
...me and who?

...if i knew how to control love...
if i knew...