do you know what i mean
when i say i love you?
it means I accept you for
the person you are, and that
i don’t wish to change you
into someone else.
it means i do not expect
perfection from you, just
as you don’t expect it
from me. “i love you”
means that i will love you
and stand by you through
the worst of times. it means
loving you when you are
in a bad mood or too tired
to do the things i want to do.
it means loving you when you
are down, not when you’re fun.
love isn’t always perfect. it
isn’t a storybook or a fairytale.
it doesn’t come easy. it’s
overcoming obstacles, fighting
to be together, holding on,
never letting go.
it’s a short word,
easy to spell,
hard to define.
impossible to live without.
i give myself, expecting nothing.
i love you.