How Do I Love

i love you in ways  

that stretch beyond the horizon  

where shadows touch light softly  

and whispers bloom into worlds  

i love you like the quiet ache  

of morning yearning for the sun  

like the moon cradles the ocean's sigh  

and every star stitches the night  

i love you with the breath  

that escapes unnoticed between words  

with the trembling hands  

of someone who has nearly let go  

i love you gently and wildly all at once  

as rain loves the thirsty earth  

dancing in chaos, rooting in steadiness  

becoming something more than itself  

i love you until my soul bursts  

until my ribs bow like open windows  

and the air inside me screams your name  

even as life turns silent again  

i love you–endlessly, weightlessly, fiercely  

as if love was the only thing  

i was ever meant to do.