I Love You

What does it mean when I say I love you?

Three words intended to represent a thousand thoughts.

Three syllables to express the ocean of feelings I feel for you.

Eight letters expected to show just how much love I have for you.

What does it mean when I say I love you?

The words are inadequate to show the way I truly feel.

A phrase said so casually by others yet so meaningful to me.

What does it mean when I say I love you?

It means when I look in your eyes, I feel entranced.

It means when I look at your hair, I imagine my fingers running through each strand.

It means when I look at your lips, I envision myself kissing them tenderly.

What does it mean when I say I love you? 

It means I wish I could be there to hug you tight.

It means I wish I could hold you through the night.

It means I wish those eyes were here gaze at me so sweetly. 

It means I wish to be yours until the end.

What does it mean when I say I love you?

It means I want us to one day share a ring on our hands.

It means I want us to one day have a child of our own.

It means I want us to one day share a house and a home.

What does it mean when I say I love you?

It means everything I've said and a thousand more.

It means everything I meant, in a way words can't express. 

It means everything in this world, and a hundred worlds again.

The meaning so simple, yet so impossible to express.