I just want to be loved

I just want to be loved
not by someone who has to
but by someone who wants to

I just want to be loved
with that glow that fills music and film
and paintings and concrete and hot dogs
that magical stuff that binds a humanity

I just want to be loved
the way that this ear loves this sound
or this eye loves these colours
or these fingers love these cells and neutrons

I just want to be loved
the way I shed tears for the beauty of this planet
the way I cringe at the insinuation that earthy is not worthy
or the way “You are my sunshine” can brighten my day like the protagonist

I just want to be loved.