I’ve been “loved” before
I’ve been “loved” based on moments that warrant affection
and I’ve begged for it back
when it waned

I learned to earn his “love”
and to prove myself worthy
in each one
of his moments

But now
you

You love me like your love
is the natural result
of the person I am
and not of the way I have acted
today

You
love me
unconditionally
in each one of our moments