Effort

Because I love you

I put my phone down,

gaze into your excited eyes.

Forget about the dreary world.

For a while.

Because I love you,

I hang on every word you say,

I hear every

yip

       squeal

                 laugh.

Oh, that laugh.

The laugh you hate,

the choir of angels.

Because I love you,

I see the world in blurs

because you are my

focus.

Because I love you,

I love that you make mistakes,

you fold your shirts all weird.

When you concentrate,

I chuckle

because you bite the inside of your cheek.

I love it because

I

love

you.

Because you love me,

you notice how I tense up

when others hug me.

Because you love me,

you kindly remind me to clean my desk,

wash my face,

do my homework.

I love you,

and you love me,

because love is best shared.