An Impossible Question
You sometimes ask me
why I love you,
an impossible question.
Ask me why the sky is blue
or why the seasons change…
I mastered those years ago.
Ask me how to fix a
computer
or why the window won’t stay open,
those are easy.
For our Crystal Wedding
Anniversary
I decided I would try to
answer
your impossible question.
I love you because of our
differences and because of our similarities.
Because of the way you
think, the way we laugh at the same things,
the way we think of the same jokes.
Because of the way we fit,
the way we complement each other.
Where I am weak, you
reinforce me.
Because of your kindness, your caring for others before yourself,
the way you are drawn to the neediest first.
Because I know our
daughters will grow to be like you someday
and the fact that you will argue that that is not
necessarily a good thing.
I love you because of your
hidden strength
which has seen me through some difficult times,
although you will deny it’s existence.
There is not enough paper,
nor enough time
because this list can never be finished.
There are hundreds and
thousands of reasons
with new reasons to add,
appearing randomly, when I least expect them.
Although I will never be
able to list all the reasons why,
I do know
I Love You
KWF