THANK YOU

For all the ways your laughter
fills my ears
for the way you rest
your hand on my
neck, the way you
listen to my stories
even if they are on repeat
the way you look
at me and your eyes
say, "I love you."
for the way you
think about 
what we're going
to eat because
neither of us
feels like cooking
for the way you 
beckon me to cuddle
and the way you
smile when I
count out the three minutes
for the way you
enjoy my lime chicken
and say thank you
when I clean
for the way you
believe in me,
in us
for the way you
keep coming
back
even when 
you're afraid
or I am
thank you
for these things
and so much
more

© Valerie Bridgeman
May 26, 2013