He told me he loved me

He told me he loved me last night 

And for the first time 

I didn’t question

if I should say it back or not. 

It doesn’t scare me to say those words 

But it scares me to feel them 

Because they can so easily 

Not be true. 

But this time was different. 

He told me he loved me 

And instead of my heart pounding from nerves 

My heart 

beat 

With a purpose. 

And that purpose is to love him, 

Too. 

And to be someone worth loving. 

And I will try to be worth it every day. 

Because when he told me he loved me last night 

The only thing I wanted 

Was to tell him how much I love him, 

Too.