I almost wrote you a love song once
but then I remembered how much I hate love songs
and I decided to just
write you this instead
see most people live life backwards
they’re dead before they find life
and it’s usually too late
and I was that person until I stumbled across you
I found my heartbeat in your spontaneity
and I found my smile in your lips
you touched me in places without
using your hands
and when I cry, you don’t silence me by telling me
"it’ll get better"
you don’t wipe away my tears
you let me cry
and that’s more than anyone has ever done for me
and when I want to thank you
I realize I don’t know how
but you tell me “you’re welcome"
in a million different ways
and I want to thank you for that too
but I don’t know how to do that either
that was when I almost wrote you a love song
but I stopped when I realized that I hated love songs
and I loved you
so I wrote you this instead
Jul 17, 2013
Jul 17, 2013 at 12:03 AM UTC
I almost wrote you a love song once
but then I remembered how much I hate love songs
and I decided to just
write you this instead
see most people live life backwards
they’re dead before they find life
and it’s usually too late
and I was that person until I stumbled across you
I found my heartbeat in your spontaneity
and I found my smile in your lips
you touched me in places without
using your hands
and when I cry, you don’t silence me by telling me
"it’ll get better"
you don’t wipe away my tears
you let me cry
and that’s more than anyone has ever done for me
and when I want to thank you
I realize I don’t know how
but you tell me “you’re welcome"
in a million different ways
and I want to thank you for that too
but I don’t know how to do that either
that was when I almost wrote you a love song
but I stopped when I realized that I hated love songs
and I loved you
so I wrote you this instead
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