Why Do I Love You

[silent-tears]

Why Do I Love You?
I love you,*
Not only for what you are,*
But for what I am
When I am with you.*

I love you
Not only for what
You have made of yourself,
But for what
You are making of me.

I love you
For ignoring the possibilities
Of the fool in me
And for laying firm hold
Of the possibilities for good.*

Why do I love you?

I love you
For closing your eyes
To the discords -*
And for adding to the music in me
By worshipful listening.*

I love you because you
Are helping me to make
Of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern
But a temple;
And out of the words
Of my every day
Not a reproach
But a song.

I love you
Because you have done
More than any creed
To make me happy.

You have done it
Without a word,
Without a touch,
Without a sign.
You have done it
Just by being yourself.*

After all
Perhaps that is what
Love means. 


NM