1. The way a child loves the friend they made on the playground-instantly and without hesitation.

2. Like a dog loves the one who raised him from a puppy-fiercely protective and loyal.

3. As one loves a friend they’ve known since grade school- endlessly and abundantly.

4. As a schoolgirl loves her very first crush- tentatively and oh so hopefully.

5. The way a man loves his first love- gently and softly as if she might break beneath his fingers.

6 the way the moon loves the sun- reflecting back only her brightest parts.

7. Like the sea loves the shore- roughly, taking pieces of it every time they touch.

7. As a bride loves their spouse- proudly declaring it to the entire world.

And loudly- shouting it from the rooftops.

And quietly- whispering softly into your hair with your head on my chest.

And tightly- clinging to your hand through the storm.

And softly- lounging lazily in out apartment on a Sunday.

And strongly- the last remaining pillar after a fire.

And resentfully- cursing your name even as I pray for your return.

And spitefully- refusing to let this be taken from me.

And painfully- watching your life through pictures.

And persistently- hoping beyond hope.

And selflessly- they say that if you love something you should set it free.

And in this lifetime, and the next, until the end of time.

I will love you so much and in so many ways that no book could ever contain them all.