3 words
you tell me not to worry,
that it won’t take you a year to say it -
but why do you?
this isn’t about me.
this is about you.
that is the whole point.
i am a hopeless romantic,
but not so hopeless
that i’d want you to say it before you wanted to,
or at all.
i think of those words as holy.
as sacred.
so don’t say them before a year -
or ever -
if you don’t feel like you cannot help but say them,
or shout them from a mountain top.
don’t say them if you don’t feel that if you didn’t,
you might just explode.
say them like they’re the only truth in the world for you.
say them like a declaration, a confession -
almost guilty:
“sorry i couldn’t keep it in anymore.”
say them like a promise,
one you’ll keep always,
even when it gets hard.
don’t say them because you like me;
say them because you promise to like me
even when sometimes you won’t.
say them knowing what they mean.
feel the weight
of the most special three words in the world.
be scared of the price that comes along with them -
and say them still.
say them today, or after a year, or never.
but when you do,
say them because you mean it.
i guess what i mean to say is -
say them when you do,
in fact,
truthfully,
completely,
and helplessly-
L O V E
me.
