You Never Really Notice

You never really notice
Just how much you care
Until the person that you love
Is no longer there

You never really appreciate
Everything they've done
Until they leave you faster
Than a bullet leaves a gun

When you left something broke
I felt like I had died
Each day I was emotionless
And then each night I cried

I cut myself periodically
To erase the thoughts of you
But soon even that did nothing
There was no more I could do

I hadn't smiled in days
I had barely slept
I couldn't eat and my eyes were sore
From all the tears I wept

I prayed and prayed each night
And finally God came through
At the promise that I'd fix myself
He would give me you

I had never been so happy
That day we were together
I held you for so long
Wishing it'd last forever

I know you're still not sure
If you love me or not
But love has to grow in time
And time's something I've got

I have all the time in the world
Because I'm in love with you
And I'll patiently wait until
You can say you love me too.