Sonnet 43

Howdoiloveyou? Letmecounttheways.
Ilovetheetothedepthandbreadthandheight
Mysoulcanreach, whenfeelingoutofsight
Fortheendsofbeingandidealgrace.
Ilovetheetothelevelofeveryday's
Mostquietneed, bysunandcandlelight.
Ilovetheefreely, asmenstriveforright;
Ilovetheepurely, astheyturnfromptaise.
Ilovetheewiththepassionputtouse
Inmyoldgriefs, andwithmychildhood'sfaith.
IlovetheewithaloveIseemedtolose
Withmyloststains- Ilovetheewiththebreadth,
Smiles, tears, ofallmylife!- and, ifGodchoose,
Ishallbutlovetheebetterafterdeath.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-61)

he ate my heart, then he ate my brain ♥