It's a Strong Word

Love,

"It's a strong word."

I practice abstinence with the word,

saving it for only the deserving.

I could never understand

the ones who throw around the word;

The girls with a new boy toy every other week;

I love you,

Three simple words with a meaning greater than life;

Eight letters.

I like;

I like thunderstorms,

I like cold nights and bundles of blankets,

I like sitting on the outside,

looking inside.

I like clean shoes and tight pants,

I like soft hair and the color purple,

I like fresh coffee,

I like fat cats and old dogs,

I like the shape of your nose,

I like worn hads that tell a story,

I like the sound of a fan,

I like carpets and microwave popcorn,

I like lotion and hot showers,

I like that I have the freedom to express myself

through words,

and to choose what to say and do.

I choose to save my love;

I'm saving it for you.

Because one day I will love you, too.

And when I do,

you'll have all the love I've set aside for you.

But for now I choose to like;

God knows I like;

I pray that you like too.