Because

BECAUSE

I love you, not because…
I love you, but because…
I love you-even if you don’t- love me back…
I love you, not because...
I love you, because it’s right…
Even when it’s wrong…
I love you, because I was told too…
I love you, because it’s free…
I love you, not because…
I love you, because of…
I love you, now...later… after…
I love you, because I am me...

© Valerie Jean Grimes
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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