Because I Love You

You are my best friend 

Do you know that? 

You live 1,284.4 miles away 

and yet 

Every comment you make fills me with joy 

Every time we text the memories flood in 

Every mediocre moment spent with you is exciting 

You made cleaning the dishes into an explosion of bubbles and water and laughter 

A fireworks show of joy 

I love you 

I sat on that plane 

and I thought of you 

I thought of you and I cried 

That plane took me from my home of crazy soaring sky scrapers  

back to a country of low lying lands  

I cried on that plane 

The sounds of a playlist we had crafted together filled my ears 

and surrounded me with the memories 

I love you 

We raced up the stairs 

2 small children 

Sneaking out of the boring functions we were dragged to by our parents  

We squeaked a door open 

and out stretched the stage 

an unsteady platform dangled above a 40 foot drop 

Were we allowed up here? 

We looked at each other and smiled 

and that was when i knew 

I love you 

You mean safety 

As Pennywise smiles up at us 

you hug me close 

As that platform shifted under our feet 

you held my hand 

When my entire world fell apart 

you listened 

You listened when everyone else talked 

That day was the worst day of my life 

and you were there 

the chatter surrounded me and gave me an earth shattering headache 

Ironic,

because the earth had alread shattered 

But you 

A blanket of quiet that knew exactly what not to say 

I love you 

You mean adventure  

Those etchings we scratched into the walls of the Capital will never fade 

The scar on my wrist will never fade

Thank god your mothers anger has faded  

You are love 

You are the definition of a healthy relationship 

We have so many memories and each one makes me endlessly happy 

Love is unpredictable 

and yet stable 

Indescribable 

and yet all I want to do is talk about it 

It makes you feel like you can soar 

and yet pulls you to the ground 

All you have ever brought to me is joy 

And that is love 

Love is simply 

Joy