I Love You

How many times

Has it been heard?

How many times

has it been said?

Not enough?

Too much?

To the living?

To the dead?

How many times

has it been the truth?

How many times

has it been a lie?

How many times

has it been a struggle?

How many times

has it tugged heartstrings?

How many times

is too many, in a lifetime?

How many times

was it uttered,

Under steady careless breath?

How many more times

must it be heard,

Before it dies its death?