You Should Know

What more can I say? 

By now you know: 

I will love you 

on the days that 

you can’t love yourself. 

I will love you 

when your heart is too heavy 

to stay safely in your chest 

and your tears grow tired 

of hiding behind your lashes. 

I will love you 

on days when 

the sun is not warm enough 

to thaw the chill in your bones, 

and on each day that feels 

as dark as any night. 

I will love the pieces of you 

that you have hidden 

away from the world, 

and every single mask 

you wear in public. 

So what more can I say? 

By now, my darling,

you should know.