I love you. Three

I love you. 

Three little words with so much power.

Three kinds of love -

Family. Friendship. Partnership.

I love you.

Mom whispers with a smile as she kisses my head.

It's an unconditional love -

No fights or failures can change it.

I love you.

My friends exclaim as they laugh at my jokes.

It's a nurtured love -

The more time we spend together, the more it flourishes.

I love you.

The words I imagine my boyfriend would say, if I had one.

It's a fleeting kind of love -

One day your world, and the next just a wisp of the past.

I love you.

Three little words with so much power.