So this is what it's like to be loved

You are too strong to be abused,
too kind to be taken advantage of.

When your heart is too large
You forget to close the door
And stray tomcats walk on in
Where there is nourishment to feed on
And a bowl of cool milk
But when you want them gone
They send questioning glances
And wonder when you shut the window
Folowed by the slam of a door

We fill the air with useless words
Filling the empty space,
Minds and hearts yearning to fill the void themselves

I've thought about it so many times
Whether I would whisper it in the morning
Or simply state it late at night
And I've thought about the look in your eyes
Maybe hatred or love  
Compassion or pity
Either way, I'd be terrified  
So say you'll still love me
Say you'll still want me to stay
Because I don't know how I'd handle
Being a stranger in this family

and if you took my word for it
you must not know me at all.