Because I Love You

I loved you because I couldn't "live" without you

Without you "I couldn't function"

I loved you because I let you control me

I loved you because I believe your lies 

I loved you because I let you damage me

I loved you, because you owned me

You never loved me, you needed me

You needed to control me 

You needed me to believe your lies

You needed to damage me to heal yourself

I was blinded by love

Like curtain closing across my eyes

I didn't know what you had done to me until it was over

That's not love

Love is respecting one another

Love is treating them how you want to be treated

Love is finding happiness within eachother

That is love

I have been used before

I have suffered

I have died inside 

Now I am reborn

I am strong

I am me again

I have now found true love 

A healthy love

A love that makes me feel great

I love you 

I love the way you make me smile 

I love how you treat me 

I love how you would never hurt me 

The best part is

That you feel the same

That is love