Because I love you...

I want you to be successful but not greedy

I want you to be strong but not hateful

I want you to be independent but not detached

Because I love you...

I don't want you to be manipulative

I don't want you to control me or my actions

I don't want you to make me your afterthought

Because I love you...

I want you to have your own beliefs but respect mine

I want you to create a future for us but not just the one I want

I want you to put your well-being before mine but understand my emotions

Because I love you...

I don't want you to completely ignore me around others

I don't want you to ignore my feelings

I don't want you to forget about me

Because I love you...

I want to support you through everything

I want to be the one you go to for anything

I want to be your reason to smile

But most of all, because I love you...

I want you to love me too.