Conscious Existence

I am here.
At this moment, I know I’m here.

I love you.
I don’t know when it started so I think it’s fair to say, I’ve always loved you —
and always will.

Whether I’m here physically,
or here as “me”,
my love for you will outlast it all.

Ever had a dream —
but only realized it was a dream once you woke?

Ever been alive for two years,
with no memory of it?

That’s my love for you.

Here — even if you’re unaware of it.
Persistent — even in my absence.

One day I may not be here
to show you my love
in this conscious existence.

But don’t doubt for a second
that it’s here.

A force this powerful doesn’t just disappear.

It creates tsunamis.
It triggers landslides.
It bends the wind.

So when you see a leaf
float silently down a river,
or a volcano
explode
violently
in the winter —

know:
this is my love for you,
in its unconscious existence.