i love you,
she said
it didn't feel the same
it's like she was saying it out of habit
i love you should be a reminder of your care for a person, not a reminder that talking to them is repetitive
i love you
he said
he never knew what that meant
his mom said it to him, then she'd leave
what did that mean for him?
if you love something let it go, that's what he always thought
but what if you let yourself go?
i love you
she said
right before she touched me
no, i said
"no isn't what i want to hear"
so i made the sounds she wanted to hear as she did what she wanted to do
i love you, i said back
i was always scared of what you'd say if i didn't
i was scared you wouldn't think the same of me if i stopped saying it
why did i keep acting like it if i knew i didn't feel it?
i love you, i said
out of sight out of mind,
now, that's not love
i love you,
i said
but i never meant it
