The Meaning In I Love You

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I've seen how easily

I love you slips from tongues—

As if it were just another word,

As light as breath,

As hollow as a whisper on the wind.

But I always thought it meant more,

More than syllables strung together,

More than a casual confession.


To me, I love you

Was peeling back the skin,

Exposing the bones of my soul

Without ever unbottoning a shirt,

Offering a heart still beating

Without ever undressing.


And you,

You were my first—

Not my first kiss, 

Not the one to claim my body,

But the first to make me feel

The weight of those words, 

As if they carried the universe

In the curve of each vowel,

As if speaking them

Was giving you pieces of me

I never knew I could  give.


Now, I watch others

Let I love you fall

Like coins into a wishing well,

Hoping for something in return.

But I learned quickly,

With you,

To never throw those words away.


—MistakenGenius



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