I love you in ways immeasurable On timelines that have no end In cups that aren’t marked And on rulers that aren’t straight In some ways I love you like a child Who never learns that the stove is hot And in some ways like a student Reading and studying you all night Always I love you but sometimes In ways I don’t understand Like how I love you like I love Salt, and water, and sand Though the ocean still seems too deep Like how I love you in my dreams But not always when you steal covers in my sleep I love you in strange ways that I fear Will never be truly known Like how I love you for years In one day that you’re not home Or like how my love for you Is a poem always writing about itself, Folding up its words and placing them on the very top shelf.