on loving

I’m a romantic

Ugh, I said it

I would deny that

over and over again

if I could

I love to love

I believe in love

I fall in love with someone new 

every month

I can’t help it

I love humans

I love how when we connect our hearts swell

our minds focus

we notice

the freckles sprinkled across his nose

the gold flecks in her eyes

the scar above his left eyebrow

I love the feeling of another’s hand holding mine

            You trust me

            I trust you

The tough callouses lining his palms

Her equal sized hand grasping mine

I love waking up tangled in another

sleepy eyes

morning snugs

cheek kisses

I love to make others feel loved

I love you.

There is such a stigma around those

Three

Little

Words

I don’t think I will ever understand it

And I will always say it when I feel it

I am not afraid to love

yet

I am terrified of rejection

I love with flying colors

It is a risk

I take often

I would rather love

Be vulnerable

risk my biggest fear

being unloved

Than never love at all