I love you
Like I love the fall of snow
Like the clear sky in May
Like the night stars in June

I love you
Like I love the truth of life
Like the smell of my books
Like the ache in my bones

I love you
Like I love the ache in my throat
Like the scorching in my gut
Like the flood of tears in my eye

I love you
Like I love the warmth of a kiss
Like the hug that I miss
Like the hand that holds mine
Like a loving smile

I love you
I know I’m right
There is no other
Explanation for this
There can’t be
What is this
This expanded space in my chest
If not true love?