Love?,

I love people who have made me fall in love with them,
Or at least the traits they've shown me,

I've fallen in love with someone's pure kindness, gentle eyes, and comforting and warm presence,
Something I found so rare and beautiful,
Something I needed at that time,
Something that, though I couldn't keep,
Was such an honour to experience once,
A gem of a person, someone I'm forever thankful for crossing paths with
Even if briefly,

I've fallen in love with someone's vulnerability and openness,
Like a boat in the middle of the ocean,
At first so comfortable and safe with the calm, rhythmic waters
The beauty of such an experience
Was in how we were strangers for so long,
And somehow, miraculously,
Fitted together so well, and how I ended up being so comfortable and happy with,
But then I guess oceans don't stay calm for long,

I've fallen in love with someone's sheer optimism and high energy,
A passionate positivity that I found so inspiring,
A brightness in their eyes, shining with ambition,
hope,
love,
and kindness too
So much strength, but a softness as well,
I'm always in admiration of how full of life one can be, and so full of smiles and happy eyes,
When I've usually been surrounded with complaints and negativity,
I forgot how refreshing and invigorating one's positivity can be

I've fallen in love with someone's friendship,
How even with the tides of time,
Our friendship only got stronger when we met again, even through short sleepovers,
Contrasting against years apart and no conversation,
Things were just so normal for two 'old' friends to come together again
And talk about things, reflect, criticise,
And of course laugh about the silly things we did and still do
Happy-go-lucky, critical, adventurous, kind, and genuine,
Not sure how or why I'm this blessed,
But blessed nonetheless,

I've fallen in love with how someone can make me laugh until my stomach aches,
Until I'm so filled with joy and happiness that it's bursting at the seams,
And I just end up letting out a
loud, unadulterated laugh,
Or a continuous laugh that just seems endless,
I had forgotten what it felt like to feel stomach-aching laughter,
And when someone reminds you of that feeling,
You can't help but feel a sense of gratitude and love for that person,

I've fallen with someone who always believed in me,
Someone who pushed me to be more critical,
Who unmasked points of view I'd never considered,
Who opened my eyes to the complexities and shades of our world,
Someone who was there for me too through difficult times,

I've fallen in love too with someone's calm character,
Their rational judgment,
Their laughter and carefree singing,
And how someone can be so good to me,
And how they learned to be patient with me,
By accepting my blurness or un-Malayness,
by accepting the parts of me that I thought would turn people away,
In the short amount of time,
We helped each other to strive and to persevere,
As well as being constants for each other,
Even if for just a little while longer

I've fallen in love with so many traits and friendships,
And it is in so many of past and current friendships and exchanges
That I've fallen in love with humanity, and the vastness of beautiful experiences
I've yet to discover and explore,
Whether it's in other people,
Or in places or things,
There's so much the world can offer,
And that's why I've fallen in love,
So many times, and I hope,
For many times more