_Love is nothing - except for when you're concerned_

I wrote this in about ten minutes, and I'm surprised how it came out. This was really not what I was going for when I started writing it, but I really like how it turned out.

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Tears mean nothing.

Broken hearts are just a sign of

Weakness. Blood and pain are

Temporary, unnecessary.

Emotions are but a pointless

Barrier that stops us from reaching

What we want–

What we need.

I don't need them.

I don't need anyone

Suffocating me with

Questions, meaningless words,

Problems I don't need to hear about.

So why do I hang on your every word?

Why does the way your hair

Falls over your face

Intrigue me so?

Why do I find myself straining to

Memorise the exact sound of your

Soft, quiet voice when you speak?

I don't need you.

I don't need them.

I don't need anyone.

But I want you.

I want you to be near me.

I want to listen to your problems, and

Comfort you.

I want to dry your tears when you cry.

I want to love you.

I want you to love me.