You gave me a gift

More precious than material

As far as I am concerned

You gave me my heart

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Months turn into years

Sweet nothings turn to slander

My mind starts to wonder

What you really meant when you said

"I'm yours."

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Did you realize how you turned

How I began closing up, avoiding eye contact

Our love became a contract

I listen and do, unlike you

You throw my mistakes in my face

I gave up on keeping pace

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Now I found somethig new

I run past you into the arms of something true

Love requires respect

Love is love at minimum

Love is private and pure

It requires no cure

And no boundaries should be crossed

But of course you would never know

But it knows the truth

What true loves do

And it is no person

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It is a thought

A gentle glance

A shot at a second chance

It is me, myself, and I

Staring in a mirror and letting myself cry

It is the realization that I have to try

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Because I love you is not enough

It became a reason and excuse

To betray and make me stay

Now I awake every day

In my own skin, ready to win

Making up for lost time and stepping in

What comes next is up to my heart

And each action a creation, a work of art

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Love is fragile, love is kind

Loving oneself takes up the most time

Dedicating one's life to the pursuit of happiness

Moving towards something worthwhile

Love is nothing below or above difficult

Otherwise, it is not love

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So what is love, some may ask

Looking into your soul

Is love, even if it is a task

Even if it leaves you shivering and cold

Even if all your wounds and scars open

That is love

Seeing a gentle gaze in the mirror

Hands loose by your sides

A smile that makes your eyes shine

That is love

Because I love you should be a reason

The reason you rise to the top

The willingness to work and never stop

The memories of those before you and after

The perseverance through any disaster

The prayer after every nightme

The knowledge that you are still there

That is love!

All of this is because I love you

Go, become all you can be

Because I love you.