This is How I Love You

We don’t love the same way

(Not at all)

This is the way I love:

By knowing which shirt will make you smile;

And which pants you’d prefer to wear on Friday.

By reminding you to drink water

(Even when you hate it)

By throwing you a birthday party just for the two of us;

And by celebrating your favorite team’s first game of the season.

By knowing how you like your coffee;

And when to sneak a special snack in to your lunch.

By remembering every project you’re working on;

And which games you can’t wait to play.

By keeping track of the last time you took motrin when you have a fever;

Ad when you’re almost out of chips.

By remembering what you were wearing the day we met;

And the movie we were watching when you first told me you loved me.

This is the way you love:

By hugs;

And silliness;

And always trying to make smile.

By noticing when I’m unknowingly dancing along to a new song;

Or when I’m feeling anxious

(Even when I hate it)

By kissing me out of nowhere for no reason in a way that takes my breath away.

With I miss yous and I love yous

And a dozen thank yous a day.

With big plans

And big dreams

And making sure they come true.

We don’t love in the same way

(Not at all)

We do love with the same intensity

With every ounce of our person

Not leaving anything behind

(Not at all)