Shoddy, Emotional Poetry Early in the Morning

It actually quite kills me to leave ends untied
Because it's a risky business, leaving your front door
You never know if you'll come back for sure
What if that IS the last "Goodbye"

It sounds awfully dramatic but it's true
Tomorrow doesn't come with a guarantee
So just in case this is the last you hear from me,
I wanna say "I love you"

There's no doubt, we disagree
And our last parting was not done sweetly
In fact I feel a little disowned completely
But, Mama, do you love me?

The sweetest thing a boy ever said to me…

Him: “What are you thinking about?”

Me: “What?”

Him: “You bite your lip when you’re thinking about something.”

This, to me, was more powerful than him saying “I love you” or giving some huge monologue about what he loved about me. This in itself showed me he loved me because it shows that he cared enough to notice. Even though we are no longer in that state of being madly in love or even talk anymore; this memory still makes me smile. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it. You can say “I love you” all you want or buy and say pretty things, but these things don’t begin to measure up to simply taking the time to notice tiny details. It shows that you pay attention and you genuinely care to notice the other person’s habits. “I love you” is so overused that I really think we need a new way to say it. People abuse it; say it without meaning it or really knowing what they’re talking about. I've been guilty of this multiple times. It doesn't matter how many times you say it. You can say "I love you" a thousand times, that doesn't make it true. When you start noticing the little things and simply remembering them….to me, that’s better than “I love you”. I’ll take that over “I love you” any day.