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I Love You Because

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by AnnetjeValens

by AnnetjeValens

I love you because –

What?

such strange words

I should hope

never

to begin a sentence

with them.

Because –

that word of reason

Because –

that word

of explanation

Because –

a word of numbers

and values;

a word in a world

that is clear.

Love –

never has a human

spoke a word more full of doubt

Love –

so carelessly tossed away

and used

its meaning has escaped us.

Love –

it has no numbers attached

but perhaps

it should have

an expiry date.

The brain –

that human tool

of reason

and precision

The heart –

that human weakness

which will be our failure

and success

and confusion.

I love you because –

there is no because.

And you are because

and you are the brain

and I am the opposite;

unclear, unrestrained.