I Know he Loves Me

Because I love you, he says

That much I know

Why he waits years to do things other men would do in a heartbeat

Why he respects me, not pressures me, goes out of his way for me

Because he loves me

I was used to the pressure, the tears, the pain

That come from the others

Because I love you, they said

They were wrong

He is not

Because he loves me

he holds me as I cry and wipes my tears away

he stays up late just to talk to me

he doesn't ask me to do things I'm not comfortable with

because he loves me

I ask him why I'm worth it, why I'm worth him

Why me?

Because I love you he tells me

as he holds me close to never let go