Three Words

One sentence
Eight letters
Three Words
"I love you"


But for some reason
They're terrifying
How can words be so scary?
Is it the words or the idea?
Or is it just the baggage
That comes with loving someone
The weight of having someone to care for
To hold
To kiss
To dance with
To laugh with
To cuddle with
To comfort
To have and to hold

The whole "love" thing
Implies something with gravity
Something bigger than we can really know
And we entangle ourselves in it
We become immersed in another person
And along the way
We adjust to them
Change with them
And grow

What could be more scary
Than three little words?

Saying them
Especially for the first time


What if it's too soon?
What if it's one sided
What if you get hurt
or broken

Again

What if you aren't sure
About the future

With them?

What if it just slips out?
At the wrong moment

In the heat of passion
In the post coital glow
Waking up to kisses
Falling asleep, arms wrapped around

Each other


"I love you"

Three words
A whisper
A confession
A breath
And hope for

"I love you too."