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Quite Simply,

for the "say it plainly" challenge

By M. A. Mehan Published about 4 hours ago 1 min read
Quite Simply,
Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash

I love you.

There’s no other way to say it.

I love you.

A million other people,

Have said it a million other ways,

But all I can say is-

All I know how to say is-

All I want to say is-

I love you.

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

Shall I compare my feelings for you to a dream?

A rose?

A fire?

The sea?

I love you,

And that’s all there is to it.

I can build worlds from words,

Castles from consonants,

Valleys from vowels,

But one look from you

And they crumble into one breath,

three small words;

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

love poems

About the Creator

M. A. Mehan

"It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons." ~ J. R. R. Tolkien

storyteller // vampire // arizona desert rat

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