I've never been one for open souls 

Or to write poems 

But, because I love you 

I have to tell the world... 

 

Truth be told... 

 

Before I loved you 

You made me love me 

You understood my ambition 

And how I wanted to be free 

 

I'd always say I would never wed 

Those were the words I would speak 

I am a feminist at heart 

That’s just the way I think 

 

Love? Real love? 

How could this be? 

The day my father left  

I thought it wasn't for me 

 

We're opposite 

Because I love you it's okay 

I'm your stormy night 

And you my brighter day 

 

I get on your nerves 

And you irk my soul 

But I put a sparkle in your smile 

And you make me whole 

 

It's the little things about you 

Your sarcasm, your laugh 

To the outside I have attitude  

To you it's just sass 

 

Because I love you 

I associate love with your name 

Sometimes I smile when I'm alone 

You're the one to blame 

 

I thought giving into you 

Would make my dream fade away 

But when I really fell for you 

I realized it was okay 

 

Because those dream weren't deferred 

They didn't dry up or fade 

But just like my mindset 

I'd realized they changed 

 

Because I love you 

I was willing to stay 

Because you love me  

You let me walk away 

 

Because you love you  

You set me free 

Because I love me  

I finally spread my wings