This Isn't A War

November 7, 2017

When you say "I love you" it is like a safety pin

Though it might stab me at one point, I risk letting you in

It is said to keep me safe, reassured in your arms

I didn't expect that your arms were the real cause of harm

Because love is a war and you just might be Hitler

Because you just might be one of those soldiers who are only in it to be a winner

Affection is not a prize that is meant to be won

It is a blessing given to both sides and we are no Gods

You can't look at me and see numbers or credit card passwords

Or expect me to leave my friends simply because I call you "my whole world"

"I Love You" is not a free ticket or vip access into my pants

It is not a consistency of meaningless one night stands

It is not an excuse for me to leave the world that I adore

Because if you really meant "I Love You" you'd want me and nothing more

You'd hold me when I'm sad and tell me everything will be alright

And you wouldn't keep me from going out with my friends on some nights

You're complete without me and I'm complete without you

But with you by my side you help me shine brightest in a dark room

And when you're okay with being a fool to fall with no gold

To fall for who I am instead of sticking to one version of my story that's been told

We stand for each other, because we're something worth falling for

But your love is not something meant to keep me on the floor

We will let each other radiate like the light we really are

Which is probably why we can't stand being apart with each passing hour

And when all else fails and you're afraid to let me go

You'll know it was something worth losing, and our love was your favorite show

The safety pin shouldn't hurt us and that's simply the truth

I wouldn't let it happen, and that's "because I love you."

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