I like you more than colors

I like you more than colors,
than my favorite turquoise nail polish
against pale summer sand.
I like you more than black and white photographs,
than old yellowed love letters
with red and blue postmarks.
I like you more than blue blue days at the beach,
pale pink seashells that are almost white,
and my umbrella with the polka dots
I like you more than the most beautiful sunsets,
the ones over the cliffs of point loma
or out the window of an airplane
above the clouds.
I like you more than green tea
in a delicate patterned tea cup
and coffee with the perfect amount of hazelnut creamer.
I like you more than libraries,
than the dark faded covers of novels
with dusty gold edged pages
and ribbon bookmarks.
I like you more than green grassy hills
with lots of shade for hot summer days
and checkered picnic blankets.
I like you more than chalk pastels
and watercolors,
and charcoal pencils.
I like you more than fireworks,
flashes of light against a blue-black sky
that last only moments.
I like you more than grey rainy days
and the reflections in puddles on dark black asphalt
before you jump in them.
Black or white,
Red and blue,
Green, gold, and grey
I like you more than colors,
(...I think I love you more than them, too)