I Love You Lies I beg for you to show me that you care, but when you whisper softly in my ear, “I love you,” my only reaction is to become scared. I close my eyes and turn my head, now begging you to take back the thing you just said. It’s too sudden, too fast, “I love you” is meant to be told to someone that’s going to last. In a month—“us” will probably be the forgotten past. Don’t make vows you don’t deeply mean or promise love you don’t intend to keep. Tell me I have a touch like the sun or because of me your heart has finally won, but please don’t ever promise me I’m the one . . . because I know that your lies will shatter me . . . I will be scarred for eternity . . . and I’m not going to let you take that from me . . . never tell me what you don’t deeply mean . . .