Love became Loved

Because I love you....

When I first met you, 

I knew you were unreal.

When I first met you, 

you swept me off my feet.

As I got to know you,

I began to let you in.

As I got to understand you,

my world came crashing in.

Because I love you,

I trust you with my all.

Because I love you,

I believe that you will never let me fall.

Because I love you, 

I gave you something that was dear to me.

Because I LOVED you,

I forgot who I was supposed to be.

Because I loved you,

I let you get away with so much.

Because I loved you,

I let you hurt me, while you were left untouched.

Because I loved you,

I forgave you for all that you did.

Because I loved you,

I forgot to love myself.

Because I loved you, I put you above all.

Because I loved you, I let myself fall.

Because I loved you, I forgot who I was.

Because I loved you, I lost myself.

Because I loved you, you consumed me.

Because I loved you, 

you felt you didn't need to love me.

Because I loved you,

I didn't love myself.

Once I let you go,

I compared you to everyone else.

Because I loved you without any love in return,

it scarred me. It left an intense burn.

Because I loved you,

I could love no one else.

I saw you move on, and let your lack of love burden someone else.

Even though you didn't love me,

I still loved you.

Because I loved you,

I let you go.

Because I loved you,

I forgot to love myself.

When I stopped loving you,

it hurt a little less.

When I let you free,

I figured out who I was, and how to love me for me. 

Because I loved you....