Affection

Affection is an underated emotion. We talk a great deal about love, (often when we mean lust), too much about hate, and not enough about the raw depth of affection. There are a smattering of people who grace this life who I have a deep-seated affection for. I can't explain it. They may be good friend, they may not. Often I don't know much about their everyday lives, I don't see them at work, at home, I don't understand their jokes... but I have an affection for them that is as deep as love but more simple. Like Victoria sponge cake, sponge and jam with no pretence...