Love Poetry: Love? Obviously

by Meghan Marie
(Saint Paul, MN)

'Does she love you?
You ask, but you already know.
If she loves you, if she really loves,
there would be no question.

She may not say it,
or write it down,
but if she loves you,
you would know.

If you wake up to catch her watching you sleeping
and it isn't the least bit creepy,

If she laughs at your jokes when they're funny
and gives you a hard time when they're dumb,

If at her house she always seems to
have a stash of your favorite food,

If when you're sick she tries to take care of you,
even though she never quite knows what to do,

If when she cries she wants you to hold her,
even when it's your fault she's sad,

If she calls you at three in the morning
because she had a bad dream,

If she makes fun of the way you dress,
but secretly sleeps in your sweatshirt,

If she sends you drunk text messages
telling you all the things she likes about you,

If she sticks up for you
whether you deserve it or not,

If she tells you about how she wishes she had closer friends,
and how her mom makes her sad,

If she makes excuses to hang out with you,
If she hugs you every time she sees you,
If she looks you in the eyes after you kiss
and smiles,

Does she love you?
Of course she does.'

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