i do not love you like that
not like the rush of a swollen river
not like the sun as it gasps at sunset
not like the moon and its loneliness
not like that
like the fragrance of mountain mist
like the cover of darkness under a new moon
blinding, but not blind
quiet, but not silent, colorful
and yet unseen
without the pretexts of love
without the arrogance of need
without the blindness
of expectation
like warm rain drops in summer
like sweet song of canaries in spring
like fire, incomprehensible
like that