What All I Like

I like this journal 
The pages are heavy 
I'm getting after it 
Attacking it with poetry 

I like dogs whose paws 
run on air in their sleep 
and cats who do the 
flirt flop in front of you 

I'm reacquainting myself 
with what all I like 
'cos I remembered joy 
belongs to me too 

I like the way you lean 
when you say "Yo"
Tilting forward like you 
might fall on me 

I'd like the chance to catch you 
in my arms like in my dreams 

I like blue blue blue blue blue 
in all variations 
Splashed all over everything 

I'm tripping out of tune 
but I also like to sing 

I like food food food food food 
Savored and shared 
or mine all mine voraciously 

I like a man whose appetites 
easily outmatch his apathy 

Comics from Marvel I really like 
I like writing poems about Gambit

If you're injured or falling ill 
I like riding with you 
in the ambulance 

I like a lot of things I recall
This list could get quite long 
but mostly I like it when you're here 
more than when you're gone