I love you

The “I” in “I love you” 

does not mean 

“people generally like you.” 

It means that 

every interaction we have is personal and always will be to me. 

It means that  

you make things fade away until all that is left is my thoughts of you. 

It means that 

though you’ve heard this phrase before, it develops new meaning after exiting my lips. 

The “love” in “I love you” 

does not mean 

“to be fond of.” 

It means that 

you hold an even higher place in my heart than those who I call my family. 

It means that 

I am willing to do anything and everything beyond humanly possible to keep you at your happiest. 

It means that 

what I feel for you is so strong and passionate that it is impossible for the human mind to understand.   It has never been written in any dictionary or literature ever and that is why I must shorten what I am feeling into this four-lettered word. 

The “you” in “I love you” 

does not mean 

“the one I am talking to.” 

It means 

the one who dictates my mind. 

It means  

the one whose troublesome woe I will always run back to. 

It means  

the one who makes my life worth living and my time worth giving. 

This simple statement is the  

highest form of gratitude I can think to give. 

I pull these words out the depths of my soul whenever spoken. 

And as much as I long to hear it, 

please do not say them back; 

for I fear they will lose all meaning.