I Love You
by Charles Nkoho
I love you,
even in the silences and distances.
I love you,
not just when the sun rises,
but also when it sets.
I love you,
when the sky is bright blue
and even when blackness reigns.
I love you,
even when my bed is warmed
by a body that is not yours,
and even more,
when your heart belongs
to someone else.
I love you,
through the fights and celebrations,
through my flaws and your beauties,
and through the pains
that come with our humanity.
It is a love
that expects nothing
and wants nothing in return.
A love devoid of ego,
that cannot fight
when your smile brightens
the darkest part of this soul.
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A love that just is
and will always be,
consistent in performing
its oath-bound duties —
to love you indeed.
A love that is free,
but knows that freedom
without loving you
is a shackle not worth carrying.
A love that walks through time,
unscathed and unafraid,
with you in its luggage.
A love that is both
attached and detached,
that wants to possess
without possessing anything at all.
A love that has all the human traits
and a little more —
that’s what makes it special
and sets it apart.
A love,
I am sure,
that will carry over
when this earthly story
of ours
ends.
To love you
and to be loved by you —
one of the greatest prizes of all.
