The Three Words Cycle

By Otterlady

Words Alone (10/29/1999) Words alone won't Keep you here With me Not now Not this time I feel you drifting Away I try to hold on As tight as I can Sitting here Beside you Keeping watch I wonder what It was all worth You going Me staying I don't think I'll Make it alone Not this time If I could find The way to Keep you here Don't you think I'd try anything All the words I know I've used To no avail All I have left Are the tears I shed My broken heart And love Will that be enough I despair You are drifting Further away I have no words To make You stay Not now Not ever Not this time

Three Words (10/21/99) I love you The three hardest words to say The three that mean the most I know I've never spoken them aloud Not to you, anyway But I do You know that Don't you? I don't know why It's so hard for me To say those words to you Perhaps it's because You are the one I love the most In all the world Perhaps I'm afraid if I said those words It would all disappear Afraid I'd curse What we have Or break the spell That some kind witch Laid on us So until The day I work up the courage To say those three magical words I'll have to show you How much you mean How much I care I just hope you can Understand the Words that are Never said But live in my heart Because I do But you know that Don't you?

Three More Words (10/25/1999) You love me Even though you never Say the words aloud I know it's true You show me Everyday By actions and deeds No words could mean More than that Someday I know You'll find the courage To say the words aloud Not that I need to hear them They echo in my heart Loud enough for me To feel them Every day Until then I'll say them for Both of us Because I know That you love me At least half as much If not twice as much As I love you There I said it again I love you Now and forever and Beyond