Have you ever loved?

A question, in it's simplest form, one answer, one word
Either
Yes or
No.
So they ask me
Have you ever loved?
And I think
And
I pause
And I retrace pain and pleasure
From long nights on the phone
Or waiting by one
at least.
I think of when I used to feel
loved
and
cared for.
I think of when I used to feel
down
and
discarded by
you.
And, all of a sudden this simple question
this simple four-worded question
with a simple mark of questioning
that only requires either
a yes
or a no
has turned into
586+ questions
with no answers
with loops that zig in
zig out
then zip through pink flesh
of heart or mind or e-
-ven pus-
-sy
Zig in the lies
And zig out the hopeless. lonely. nights.
Memories long gone, dug up when you call me.
Monday night. 1am. Needing me...as usual.
to where I don't even know what I was asked anymore.
Then, you remind me.
Have you ever loved?
No.
But, I have.