Because I can

By Bill Vaughn

I believed in what you told me

Because I can

I listened to your heart speak to me

Because I can

I fell in love with you because of who you were

Because I can

I made love to you a thousand times

Because I can

I never let my heart stop believing in you

Because I can

I tasted the warmth, the beauty, and the soul of you

Because I can

I don’t sleep at night for missing you

Because I can

I hurt watching you love another, care for another, and touch another

Because I can

I feel you in my dreams, in my thoughts, in my heart, and soul

Because I can

I touch your mind, feel your pain, feel your passion, and feel you

Because I can

I hate being here, being without you, living without you, deprived of you

Because I can’t