Because I Love You
You gave me a gift
More precious than material
As far as I am concerned
You gave me my heart
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Months turn into years
Sweet nothings turn to slander
My mind starts to wonder
What you really meant when you said
"I'm yours."
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Did you realize how you turned
How I began closing up, avoiding eye contact
Our love became a contract
I listen and do, unlike you
You throw my mistakes in my face
I gave up on keeping pace
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Now I found somethig new
I run past you into the arms of something true
Love requires respect
Love is love at minimum
Love is private and pure
It requires no cure
And no boundaries should be crossed
But of course you would never know
But it knows the truth
What true loves do
And it is no person
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It is a thought
A gentle glance
A shot at a second chance
It is me, myself, and I
Staring in a mirror and letting myself cry
It is the realization that I have to try
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Because I love you is not enough
It became a reason and excuse
To betray and make me stay
Now I awake every day
In my own skin, ready to win
Making up for lost time and stepping in
What comes next is up to my heart
And each action a creation, a work of art
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Love is fragile, love is kind
Loving oneself takes up the most time
Dedicating one's life to the pursuit of happiness
Moving towards something worthwhile
Love is nothing below or above difficult
Otherwise, it is not love
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So what is love, some may ask
Looking into your soul
Is love, even if it is a task
Even if it leaves you shivering and cold
Even if all your wounds and scars open
That is love
Seeing a gentle gaze in the mirror
Hands loose by your sides
A smile that makes your eyes shine
That is love
Because I love you should be a reason
The reason you rise to the top
The willingness to work and never stop
The memories of those before you and after
The perseverance through any disaster
The prayer after every nightme
The knowledge that you are still there
That is love!
All of this is because I love you
Go, become all you can be
Because I love you.