I loved you because...

...you were real.



I loved you because you made me smile, for real.
I loved you because when I was with you I couldn't think of myself.
I loved you because when I wasn't with you all I could think about was you.
I loved you for what you cared about
and I loved you for what you helped me to care about.

I loved you because I was naive.

I love you now for what you are.
I love you now for what you have made me to be.

And when I feel like giving up
And when I can't make sense of anything
And when nothing heals the aching wound
When hope is dashed, and dreams are smashed
It's because you're not here anymore
and because I've grown up.


Life isn't always like that,
Life isn't always filled with you,
But I still thank God for the times I did love you
because it was those times that changed who I was supposed to become.

Don't worry, I'll get over you.
Just give me time.
And love me anyway.

I will love you indefinitely,
and I'll swear on that.


Written April 30, 2006