when i think of love
i do not think of you
i think of my mom
and how she looks at my dad
like he hung the moon

when i think of love
i do not think of you
i think of my sister
who looks at her children
like they held the stars

when i think of love
i do not think of you
i think of my brother
who has healed the scars on his wrists
and found, finally, love for his value

when i think of love
i never think of you
because all the words you said
and all the things that you do
my heart knows and sees
none of them were true

so when i think of love
i think of the love i found in others
and not the love i believed i found in you