i love you
when it's half past midnight and you're a crying mess
a wailing thunderstorm
the night is dark and cloudy and you can't see the stars
everything's chaos and god, do i love you
i still love you when you wake up - still messy, still cloudy
your eyes swollen and puffy from crying
like the reddened clouds at dawn,
bothered by the first rays of light the day has to offer
i love you when your smile is wide and bright
i love you even when i can't see you through thick walls
i love you when you're out of reach, behind those curtains,
behind those windows
i love you when your eyes go to rest behind your lids
lashes whispering goodnight
and i think to myself oh my, what a beautiful sunset
and i will still love you. the next day. the next night.
no matter what