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Don't Say 'I Love You'

Don't say 'I Love You'

Because I can't return the favor,

'It's not you it's me' may be overused,

But in this case it rings true,

Why is it this hard to feel?

I would give you my heart in a second,

But I have nothing of the sort to give,

Thinking about it shouldn't make me cry,

Thinking about it shouldn't make me want to kill myself,

I can't go back to what I was before,

But what is happening now is tearing me apart,

How come even though I'm with you,

I still feel alone?

When I'm awake thoughts of you make me sad,

But when I dream we are perfect together,

Why can't we live in a dream?
Poem by Berzen