I love catching a candid smile
On the face of a  lonely child.
I love a color in my favorite hue the same way
I love that I don't have to love you.

I love an afternoon light
With an ounce of a breeze.
I love that the flowers are starting to bloom
After a cold couple of weeks.

I love feeling sore
And a heavy heavy sleep.
I love feeling the wet sand
When it swallows up my feet.

I love a movie that makes me cry
Even if it's just a tear.
I love reading a story
That makes an hour feel like a year.

I love mood lighting
And the sound of water smacking a boat.
I love the way warmth feels
When the sun just begins to show.

I love girly love songs that
Make me want to sing.
I love the feeling after a concert
When my ears start to ring.

I love the energy I have
When I first try to run.
And I love a wave of relaxation
When I know I'm finally done.

I love a field of green
From the tops of the trees.
I love when a simple sentence
Creates a weakness in my knees.

I love it when a hunger
Fills my achy bones.
I love the way a meal
Can make me feel at home.

Like the way I'd stay underwater
Just to watch the light break the surface,
I'd hold my breath forever
If I thought that you were worth it.

I love that I don't have to love you
To know how to love.