What Love Really Is

You probably don't know that I still write about you,

In good times and bad,

I fill pages with words that you will never read,

Because I am just a memory to you,

Something you might get lost thinking about once in a while,

Trying to remember how I wore my hair the day you left my world,

But I know that I am forever etched into your heart, 

Though I am fleeting from your mind,

You're probably realizing that time isn't the only thing that doesn't stop moving forward,

You probably don't realize that I write about you more now than I ever did,

You are more than a memory of a boy that I once knew,

You are the one that showed me what love really is,

I am forever grateful for the memory of you,

A ghost I will never try to rid myself of,

A haunting reminder of why I will always fight to keep what I love,

You probably don't know how much you will always mean to me,

But there is nothing that will ever change the fact,

That you are the one that I keep in mind,

Thank you for teaching me to fight for what I deserve,

And never settling for less,

Even though we both know what learning that lesson meant.

By: Alyssa