I Do Not

I do not want to be profound for the sake of looking good or sounding as if I know a lot.

I won’t quote Shakespeare or Browning or Frost. I am not them and they are not me.

I use simple words because these are all I know.

I will not proclaim declarations of love that will last a lifetime. You barely know me, and I, you.

All I know is that I want to get to know you better. To the point where silence between us will cease to be awkward.

I like you well enough to let my mind wander and think of you and wish that you are here with me. Today and maybe tomorrow too. And the days after that.

I like you well enough to let this feeling fill me slowly and gently.

And my only wish is at some point, maybe not now, that you will feel the same way.

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I am so sorry it took a long time for me to post something on our blog. I have no excuse, I just prefer spending time with you over hunkering down and typing away on a computer (Naks.) I wrote this entry last February without thinking of anyone in particular. I thought it was for this person. And that person.

Well, guess what, after about 5 months, it turns out that I wrote this for you.

I love you.

V