Wednesday, May 23, 2018

I win?

When I say
I love you more,
I'm not starting
some romantic competition.
I'm simply saying it
as a comparative term.

I'm saying I love you more
than a sea loves a shore
and I want to kiss you just as much
as they do in a day.

It's just the plain truth
that my love is stronger
that a bird's love for song.
Although sometimes,
I admit,
I am out of tune.

I would still say I love you more
than a dying man loves life
or a drowning man
loves breath.

More than autumn leaves
love the wind.
More than dark chocolate loves to melt.

I think I might even love you
more than dogs love belly rubs.

So you see this isn't a contest,
not with you at least.

This is just stating a fact
that I love you more
than gravity loves to pull.

Because the forces at work here
are stronger than the threads
precariously holding
the universe together.
And definitely
far more mysterious.

So the next time I say,
I love you more,
just accept the fact
that the sun, moon, and stars
cannot even compare
to how bright my soul feels
when you say
I love you more too.