My love for you is everything
More than I ever expected
More than I can ever describe though still I try

My love for you is sorrow
For the boy who ran everywhere and now stumbles
For the boy who approached the world with open arms and a wide grin
For the boy of my memories who is slipping away

My love for you is sunshine
A thousand bright fragments of light dancing through my heart
A glow that banishes darkness to the corners of my mind

My love for you is strength
To make the impossible decisions
To keep walking this tear-washed path
When I have wanted to run far and fast in the other direction

My love for you is regret
For all the things I have left undone
For all the times I should have fought harder

My love for you is ferocious
The impulse to rain never-ending kisses on your brow
A mamma bear protecting her forever cub
A tempest to keep a cruel world away

My love for you is serenity
The comfort of a blanket
The eye of the storm

Everywhere and for always

My love for you just is.