Do You Care Enough?

It is not that you do not care, because I know you do.

You just do not see what I need.

I do not need grand gestures; I do not need romantic movie moments.

I need the little things that let me know you care.

If you picked me a flower from a field I would love it ten times more than if you bought me flowers from the store.

It is in the good morning and goodnight texts, the spontaneous phone calls throughout the day, the little moments, the little things that show me you are thinking of me.

All I want is your time and affection.

I want to hear “Babe, of course let me try to make it work,” not “Maybe, if I am not doing anything else”.

I do not want to be something you use to fill your free time; I want to be something you free your time for.

I cannot be a place holder.

I cannot give my all to someone only to have them give me half back.

I cannot let my walls down for you only to have to build them twice as high after you leave.

I cannot be second best. If you have a choice between me and something else, do that something else. I do not want you to be with me, wishing you were doing something else.

I do not need to spend every second with you, but I do need to know that you care enough to put me first once in a while.

It is not a question of if you care, because I know you do, it is a question of do you care enough?