If you didn’t want me to love you
Why did you read my favorite book
And quote lines from it for weeks
So that now I hear your voice in my head
Every time I read it?

If you you didn’t want me to love you
Why did you make your hugs feel like summer nights
Warm and lingering
Leaving a glow long after they end.

If you didn’t want me to love you
Why did you listen when I needed to talk
Accepting my story and my flaws
Without judgement or fear?

If you didn’t want me to love you
Why did you say hello?