I love you
I'm happy now.
You were right,
I do need this.
I'm funny!
And people laugh at my jokes
and hold the door open for me
and ask me to join them for meals
and ask me for math help
and say they're glad to meet me
and talk with me past their bedtimes
and walk their bikes when I haven't brought mine
and keep me in check.
Sometimes I smile when I first wake up,
And you know I'm not
a morning person.
Can you believe
the kid you started teaching
over four years ago
is happy now?
Because I am.
I'd bet the world
that you've known it
since the day we met.
That I'm worth more than something.
People laugh at things I say!
They really do. A lot.
I love you.
You'll deny all involvement
from now until forever.
But it's true.
I can't tell you this.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
So from now until forever
I won't be forgetting
how to hold a drumstick.
All the angles, exercises,
posture, stance, attitude.
I love you.