If You Tell Me You Love Me

If you tell me you love me...

Love me not for the color of my eyes,
But for the way they speak-

Love me not for my lips, not for my smile;
Love me for the all the things I smile for-

Love me not because I create art,
But because what I create is art to you-

Love me not because I deserve to be loved,
But because you can't help it...

I don't need to be loved...
But I need to be loved like something real.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Loving Iii Avatar
April 17, 2014 at 5:56 PM
you have a way with words. i liked the way you put thing in perspective.
Hartley Avatar
April 21, 2014 at 8:57 PM
thanks, again! I write new stuff all the time, hope you keep reading :)
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