we spend all of this time dreaming of love, longing for it, resenting time spent alone, chasing it, fighting for it tooth and nail - and once we capture it, we either tame it and settle, or it tames us, and we spend more time running away from it. i crave my partner in being perpetually untamed. i have this deep need for explanations. to me, having reasons behind your actions not only justifies but validates them entirely; in a way that no other expression could. that being said, i think having someone love you for the single reason that you love them is selfish. what is there behind it? you love me because i give you my love. i love you for every character trait, every flaw, every freckle on your nose, every bad habit. i love you for everything you are, and everything you are not. this doesnt just go for you either, it’s a broad statement. i intended to always love people how i would want to be loved, how i never felt i was loved, but lately the idea of loving someone with both feet on the ground nauseates me, especially when i see my empty hands. i ask you to cover me, and you ask how long.