I once lived a love story,
'I love you's were exchanged.

But the thing about words is that,
that's all they are.

They're just words.

Syllables put together to form a means of communication.

The way words are exchanged has changed,
They don't have the impact they used to.
Phrases like 'I hate you' can signal affection

rather than dislike.
That's the thing with words,
They're fickle and weak.

The phrase 'I love you'

Means not what it used to,
once exchanged only between those in love,
now thrown around as if it means nothing.

Does love mean anything anymore?

I once lived a love story,
He told me he loved me,
but I was too scared to say it back.
Words mean more to me than what they meant to him.

Once he realized that,

he faded away from my embrace,

same as the sound of the words he once said to me.

A love story isn't what it used to be,

'I love you' may not mean love at all.

The true love is in small actions.

Past the 'I love you's 
are the sweet silent moments
lying next to the person.

Past the 'I love you's
Are the long nights,
holding each other after a hard day.

Past the 'I love you's

Is wanting to spend time with them,
even when you have no time to spare.

I once lived a love story,
but not every love story ends the way you think it does.
And while that one didn't end happily,
I will eventually find my one true love,
who will understand how much
'I love you' means to me.