I wish I could say
I love you
without having to say
I love you.
Because it isn't just you I love
it's the feeling I get by being around you
the way your laugh echos through my mind for a moment
or maybe longer?
I love the way your smile can linger even when you're gone
I love the way you're gentle like the creation of a song
I love the secret glances we exchange
but being without you feels
rather strange
to say the least.
I said I'm moving.
Farther east
but you didn't like that, infact
I saw the way your forehead creased
but...