footnotes to i love you

my love song is for

my brain and places

if you wanted to

come for the ride

i would guess that’s fine

but i am love

the trees are love

the roots on the river

through the rocks, slanting

their trees, are especially love

im here for hope

shining and self evident

coming through cracks

in what you think this is

and who you are

and what they taught us

but what i know

is white light

that circles and pulses

and shone, shines,

will continue shining

i am love

you could be love

but you must come to the quiet

waiting for what

you thought you wanted

to be naught, not even thought.