Re-Writes..."Words"

"is there anything i could say that could describe how i feel about you? that could perfectly express the way you've captured my heart. the way you've enthralled me with your being. the way you make me feel. what words could i use? to tell you what you mean to me. how i need you. and how i want you. and how i can't live without you. is there any expression, any phrase, any concept, that could even come close to depicting the impact you have on me and my life. sometimes it seems that nothing i can come up with displays the power of the heartfelt sentiments i have towards you. and sometimes it seems like even the emotions i have for you conjured from the depths of my soul lack the magnitude that i wish to relay. i often wonder if there is a way to explain my feelings for you, in words so exact, so precise. but nothing, not beautiful prose or hand-written thoughts, meet the expectations i have of how i want you to know your importance to me. just how much i love you. but maybe that's enough. maybe all the words that have ever been uttered have been useless except for those three. because sometimes people say things without substance and don't realize they're wasting the context of words. but "i love you" holds special meaning to me. to me, no words equal in significance, in intensity, in feeling. so maybe those are the only words i need. "i love you". maybe that's enough."

5-8-00