Because I Love You
‘Because I love you’
He said to me once
When he fed me the only food he had
His fragile hands shaking
The hunger pounding through his veins
Yet he heard the way my stomach growled
He saw the circles beneath my eyes
The bones jutting from my flesh
He noticed the neglect
And to him, it wasn’t even a question
What was there to ask?
My hunger had ripped through the layers of his self-indulgence
I could almost hear the shatter of his glass heart
When he realized I was in need
Not caring to investigate how ‘in need’ I was
As if, even the smallest amount surmounted his towering abandonment
Threatening to collapse at every second
That’s what made me fall in love
When I saw, he would walk through the worst of storms
Continuing, despite his falls
Not even questioning if I was worth it
‘Because I love you’
I said to him
When I took only a half-bite
And handed the last piece back to him
Letting it fall between my frail fingers
Because no matter who is starving,
Neither one of us will ever be selfish enough
To put ourselves first
Neither one of us will ever question if it is worth it
It is always worth it
And that, is love