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Before You Said I Love You

The weight of these simple words

By Bianca WargoPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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Before you said

I love you,

I was scared to say it too.

I'd been ready to for a while, but

You know that I've been hurt before

And I'm scared to trust someone with my heart again.

Before you said

I love you,

I thought of this story–

Of my great-grandparents

And how they came to love one another.

Before they said

I love you,

He had moved across the ocean,

From Spain to Puerto Rico.

He was of a wealthy family

With pale skin, blond hair, and blue eyes–

He could've been rich if he wanted, but he chose her.

Before they said

I love you,

She was born and raised on the island,

A native young woman of the Taino

With dark hair and eyes and skin.

Before they said

I love you

He knew what it would cost

Just to be with her—let alone marry her.

He knew he had to choose wealth and family

Or to build a family from next to nothing.

But why choose a family that would rather disown you

Than welcome someone you love into the family based on nothing

But the color of her skin

When you can build a family of love

From the ground up?

Before I say

I love you

I want you to know that this

Is what those words mean to me.

This story is a part of why I am—a part of me.

I carry it with me

To remind me to never settle for less.

I carry it with me

To remind myself that he should never settle for less.

Because those three simple words hold a certain weight,

That can either create or shatter

In an instant.

Before you say

I love you,

Just know that I am flawed.

I hope you are not blind to the fact that

I—like you—am human.

Love does not mean I am perfect

Or that you are blind to my imperfections–

Love is that you help me work past my shit,

As I would for you.

Love is at first like a flame,

But every flame burns out, and

Runs out of fuel;

Love is being committed to one another

Even after that flame has burned out.

Love is being there no matter what

And working through it all together.

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About the Creator

Bianca Wargo

Psychology and English Writing double major at Kean U

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

Leaving my old writing up to go back sometimes and see how God's changed me to be better.

PODCAST: Gold Scars (available on Spotify & Anchor)

insta/TikTok: @biancawargo

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