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I love you.
That's a given.
Why do I have to say it too?

It's how I feel.
It's not a greeting.
Why do I have to keep saying the **** thing?

I say it today?
I say it tomorrow?
Tell me what matters more.
Showing you I care.
Or just telling you 3 words.

Trying to make you smile.
Or just saying what you want to hear.

If saying it will make you happy.
Then, yes I do.
I love you.
More than you can ever imagine.

I will repeat it time after time.
I will shout from the rooftops,
Sing it you all night.

But if I forget to say it,
Do not be angry.
I'm only scared,
That the words may lose their shine.
I'm down on one knee.
In the background, good music.
Floor, littered with roses.
Perfect lighting, candles lit.

The love of my life.
Standing, in front of me.
A picture of beauty, stunning.
Beaming with joy, smiling.

I promise to make you happy.
To give you peace, for eternity.
To put you first, above anything.

So, I'm asking.

Will you make my dreams a reality?
Make me happy,
More than I could ever imagine.

Would you be my partner?
My lover, my significant other.
Would you be the one I wake up beside?
For the rest of my life.

Will you marry me?
I feel you pulling away.
The distance widens every day.
Growing; stretching at a scary pace.
Just tell me what it would take;
To see you smiling back at me again.

Was it something I did?
I don't even care what it is.
Please, I'm sorry.
I can't stand us being like this.
Let me just try, I'll do anything.

I promise I won't hurt you.
Give me a chance, I don't want to lose you. . .
This silence is killing me.
Say something.
I'm begging. Please,
Let me in!!!

I'm losing my mind.
I don't know what else to say.
Just know that I love you.
And I am not ready to give up on you.
I wish you were by my side.
So I can see you smile.
I wish you were in front of me.
So I can give you one last kiss.

I wish you never left.
I wish you were still here.
Please come back.
I'm losing my mind.

I would do anything.
To hold you in my arms.
Just one more tíme.
What is this love thing?
Why is it so hard to reach?
I keep chasing,
It keeps on eluding me.

I keep trying.
But now I see,
That there is no limit.
To the heart's pieces.

At this point,
I'm not even choosy.
I just want someone,
Who can make me happy.
If only for a second,
I want you to feel, the way I feel.
To dive into the depths of my thoughts.
And see how much of you I adore.

Just for once,
I want you to see.
That my love for you is real.

Just this one time,
I want you to smile.
Knowing, that I am the reason why.
  Apr 2019 Fọlábòmí Àmọó
Abby
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n o one came
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