He said to me,

"I thought you loved me."

I thought I did too.

I know I did.

But he warped that love in his mind.

He used my love as an excuse to give up on life.

And I let my love give me an excuse to give up on myself.

And then you walked into my life.

And then you made me realize what love really means.

You even wrote it all down for me.

You told me what love meant to you.

You told me that, "Because I love you..."

You put my needs before yours.

You stay awake at night when you know I'm upset.

You are always thinking of ways to surpise me.

You want to be here for me when I'm crying.

You always wish for five more minutes with me.

You want to be the person I trust anything with.

And because I love you...

I want to never hurt you like I have in the past.

I want to be your rock, your stability even in the worst of times.

I want you to be happy, even if I can't be.

I hate knowing that you're upset.

I want to always be able to make you smile.

And I never want to lose you.

Because I love you.