I can write about love,
About all the sweet things that can happen,
A hallmark movie,
A romance novel,
A poet who has just fallen for the love of his life.

But that's not what love did for me,
Love left me broken,
Love left me without looking back,
Love showed me that although I gave my everything,
It still wasn't enough,

But love also showed me how love can be found in the most quiet and hidden places,
That it doesn't have to be a relationship to show you what love is,

Love is in friends who give you a gift basket after a bad break up to help cheer you up,
Love is in friends who make sure that you've eaten and that you're doing okay,
Love is in friends who make you laugh so hard that your abs start to hurt and your eyes are watery with joy,

Love is an all things,
And while some love may not be available to us,
That doesn't mean that we are unlovable,
It just means that sometimes the love you seek,
Is found in places that you never knew you were there.

We always say forever,
Without thinking about what it entails.
That forever in the other person's mind might actually mean forever,
Not something that was said because the moment felt right,
Or because that's what people say when they are in love.

But then comes the falling out...

Forever means forever, right?

Was it forever when she fell in love with someone whom she said was just "a friend"

She said "I love you to him" while thinking about her "friend".
She fell for her "friend" and,
It was fast,
It was loud,
It was public,
It hurt.

Yet he stayed loyal,
Wanted to trust in the words she said,
Thought that maybe it was all in his head,
But she became more carless,
His mind running in overdrive,
Noticed every small detail,

The breakup could have been clean,
It could have been gentle,
But it wasn't,
She made him feel like it was all his fault,
If he had done this more,
Or if he wasn't the way he was,

He pleaded asking if she would give him a chance,
To prove to her that he could be the person she was asking for,
But it was too late,
All she did was look at him and say
"I don't want to."
And it broke him.

He would see them every week,
Her new boyfriend would make it known that he didn't matter.

He was just a game,
And she wanted to win,
Even if it meant tearing him to pieces.

All I ever wanted was for you to be happy,
To feel like you could be yourself,
To feel loved.

It hurts to know that you think that I didn't support you,
I always supported you,
I know it may not have been what you needed,
But it was all I could give,

I never wanted to see you fall,
I never wanted anything bad to happen to you,
I never wanted for you to feel not good enough.

You needed someone who could love you the way that you needed to,
And I wasn't able to do that.
I will always be sorry for that,
But something amazing happened.
You found someone who can.

I know that there's nothing between us anymore,
But if you ever need someone to talk to,
If you ever need a friend,
I promise to be the best friend you could ever ask for,
If you let me.