He says he loves you.
Not that he will love you forever
And not that he wants to pledge his undying fervor.
But in this moment
He loves who you are.

And that's really all you can handle now, probably.
Because you know how boys like to say
I love you
In the flame of infatuation.
And you know how people can lie
Malicious intent or not
Because you did it for months.
And you know how that song goes
"Boys like you love me forever"
And it always makes you uncomfortable
Because forever is a long time to promise
But some boys don't seem to move on very well.

So you are unsure about forever
And about promises
And about love.
But he says that it just means that
He loves you as a person.
He loves you right now.
He is in love with this point in time.
And you're so **** happy
Because that's exactly what you feel
Because you are in love with this point in time
And you love him as a person
And you love him right now
And no one else has ever been able to understand that distinction.

You can't get that stupid grin off your face
And you fall asleep in his arms
Subconscious armed with idle speculation
About fictional futures
And possible presents.
You just hope he's grinning too.