I Need You To Know

I'm not usually the type to stray from structure and just write down all my thoughts and feelings word for word with no fancy frills or clever metaphors but every time i put my pen to paper i realize that no strained rhyme no set number of syllables can begin to hold all that I'm feeling right now so I've decided to write it like I'd say it I need you to know, I love you and i wish that we lived in a perfect world so that just saying it would be enough and we'd ride off into the sunset to live happily ever after but I know life doesn't work like that anymore love's become less of a fairytale and more of an adventure novel the slipper never fits none of the princesses ever come down from their towers without battles and grueling journeys and even after you get the girl, you have to fight for everyday of your 'happily ever after' I know that but I'm still here with my sword drawn to start the battle and I'll never stop fighting I just needed you to know that I know that in the stories the prince is always strong and he's courageous and valiant but sometimes I'm afraid I can't be that strong warrior because right now, I miss you so much it makes me tired and weak and each day it gets harder and harder to fight I've not your voice to reassure me that you're right here fighting beside me so sometimes I just feel so alone fighting this battle by myself I wake up in the morning and they tell me that I was talking to you in my sleep and I check my phone 100 times a day even though I know that you can't call But I'll never stop fighting I love you and I miss you and I'll never drop my sword even when all I can do is lay here in the dark and try to picture your face in the cracks of light dancing on the walls just to keep from going crazy I'll never stop fighting I guess I just needed you to know that