We Know Love by This

We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us — 

and we ought to lay down our lives for one another.

How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods 

and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?

Let us love not in word or speech, but in truth and action.

- 1 John 3:18

You tell me you love me like pomegranate

and I take you to the fruiting tree to pluck one

You tell me you love me with silky words

and I spin you thread and weave a shawl to wrap you

You speak to me about romance and what once warmed you

and I chop the wood and kindle the fire

You say you love certain words like cantaloupe

and I cube the melon for your breakfast

You tell me love is in the ether and cannot be pointed to

and I frame the house that contains it

You tell me you are dying to love me more but don’t know how

and I lay down my life for you so that you can