Why do I love you?

I love you not only for what you are

But for what I am when I'm with you I love you not only for what

You've made of yourself

But for what you're 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 in me 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're helping to make

Of the lumber of my life

Not a tavern but a temple And out of the words of my everyday

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

And after all perhaps that's what love means