HOW TO LOVE.

I know not how to love
I see that now
I was blind to it before
Alas,
The pebbles in my eyes have fallen
I see that all around me

I know not what love is
I do not know how to love
How to care
How to need
How to want
I know only me
I care for only me

I know not how to love
I know this
The evidence is overwhelming
Why then?
why are the words on the tip of my lips
Waiting to be said
Wanting to be heard

Why then do I long
Every minute of the day
To be with you
To be beside you,
Through your tears
Through your smiles
Through you laughter

I know not how to love
Yet I love you with all
I know not how to trust
Yet I trust you with all of me
I know not how to love
I want to learn
I want to love you
From now,
Till you want me no more
I know not how to love
I know however that I must tell you this
Before I burst

I love you

Written by: ADEBANKE FALADE