Love Poem: Without Conditions
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Written by: Edward Ibeh

Without Conditions

just so you'll never have to ask,
                             to make sure,
                               to test me,
                  to make your heart feel whole,
                  or just for the sake of asking.
                           yes, sweetness,  
                    because you love me, too, 
                               I love you 
                                   fat, 
                                  thin,  
                             in-between, 
                                  rich, 
                                  poor, 
                             in-between, 
                             in sickness, 
                              in health, 
                                messy;
                  when you're annoying me, 
                      or talking my ear off. 
          when talking with food in your mouth, 
                  when your hair's all nappy, 
                        when you're angry, 
                    when we're having spats, 
                  when you don't feel beautiful, 
              when skies above are blue, or gray
                 with physical or emotional scars,
                     even with all your quirks 
                         and idiosyncrasies. 
                     just so you'll never, ever...
                       have to wonder again, 
                 oh yes, my love for you is real, 
                       and without conditions! 



Date written: 12/30/2021