Three Simple Words
I love you
Three simple words
That’s all they really are, just words
Anyone can write them down
I love you. I love you. I love you.
See? I did it, but did I mean it?
Three simple words
Apart they’re just letters in a jumble
Yet when they’re together it’s all clear
Together they create something meaningful
Something like you and me
Three simple words
He said to me
Who was I to question him?
I let myself believe, I let him rid me of any doubt
Then he took my heart and ripped it clean out of my chest
I forgave him because he loved me
He took out his drunken anger on his personal punching bag
I forgave him because he loved me
Then he left me because I no longer loved myself
I love you
Three simple words
It was a while before I believed in those words again
But when I hear them come out of his mouth, I have no doubts
It’s the little things that capture me
The flecks of green in his blue eyes
His chin tilting down before he smiles
The way he looks at me when he thinks that I don’t notice
I love you
Three simple words
They don’t mean that we always get along
They mean that when we fight you don’t leave me with bruises
They remind me that I could be homeless and you would still want me
They mean that we are equal
I love you
Three simple words
Out of all of the words in the dictionary
Three basic, one syllable words
Those are the ones that create so much pain and happiness
Love is about accepting that we aren't perfect
Accepting that it's okay to be independent and it's okay to be dependent
It's about the acceptance of who we are
We only appreciate what we have when we know what it's like without
Those three simple words