I Have Never Been in Love

I Have Never Been in Love

I have never been in love,

But I have watched the sun set over empty fields.

I have seen fireflies illuminate summer nights.

I have watched fresh snow glisten after storms.

I have laughed until my stomach ached and my lungs grasped for air.

I have felt the crowd swell as the lights went down and the curtain pulled back.

I have found comfort in the yellowed pages of old books.

I have felt the satisfaction of creation.

I have never been in love,

But I think that what I have felt

And seen and done

Is close enough.