anthology

to love you, i need a reason
and it's hard to believe that there isn't one
besides this love.
it exceeds everything inside my heart
which, although they say
you grow wiser as you get older,
still feels the pain.

because all the time
that i've spent with you
left your thread woven inside of me.

and i learned to forget those seconds
when you made me see the sky as something more profound
next to you, i believe that i gained more than seven pounds
from the many sweet kisses you gave me
you developed my sense of smell
and it was because of you that i learned to love cats

you freed my shoes
from the cement so they could escape
and fly free for a while.

but you forgot one last instruction:
because even now i don't know how to live without your love.

and i discovered what signifies a rose
you taught me how to tell dedicated lies
in order to be able to see you at illicit hours
and you taught me how to replace words with gazes
and it was because of you that i could write over a hundred songs
until you forgave my mistakes
and i learned over a thousand ways to kiss
and it was because of you that i discovered
what loving,
what loving is.