Because I Love You
“What Is Love?”
Love isn't a feeling
Love is a verb
We've cheapened it and weakened it
What it means now is absurd
Love doesn't mean joy
Love doesn't mean peace
It doesn't mean candlelight dinners
Or a beautiful symphony
Love doesn't mean laughter
It doesn't mean perfection
It means sacrificing yourself
And walking in another’s direction
Love is an action
Love is something we live
Love is when you are selfless
When you patiently forgive
When you work with someone
And make them a better person
It's when you believe
That another soul is worth it
Worth staying up all night
And crying when they cry
Worth giving up your dreams
Being wrong when you are right
It’s when you sit in silence
And listen to their stories
It’s when you take a step back
And let them achieve their glory
And though few are called
To give up their lives
Sometimes when we love
Something we want dies
And so you see, love isn’t easy
It isn’t romantic and sweet
Experiencing pain
Is rarely pleasing
But don’t stop loving
Don’t stop pushing through
Don’t give up on them
Maybe all they’ve got is you
And at the end of it all
If they ask why you saw them through
You can smile and tell them
“It’s because I love you.”