4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
You said you loved me
But you don’t.
If you loved me
You would have asked me
You would have believed me
You would have defended me.
You didn’t do that.
You ignored me
You shunned me
You talked behind my back.
You said you loved me
But you lied.
You said you loved me
But you don’t.
If you loved me
You would have approached me
You would have been merciful
You would have let it go.
You didn’t do that.
You rejected me
You cast me away
You stripped me of my joys.
You said you loved me
But you lied.
You said you loved me
But you don’t.
If you loved me
You would have spoken up
You would have said “This isn’t right”
You would have worked for peace.
You didn’t do that.
You put me in a corner
You pressed until it hurt
You shoved me out the door.
You said you loved me
But you lied.
The Quick and the Dead 
3 responses to “You Said You Loved Me”
That first part was our wedding vows, and still very much worth reading and remembering. That second part made me sad that the person or entity you’re speaking about didn’t understand them or think about their (and your) value.
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Thanks for sharing! When you feel betrayed by someone who should have been there for you, it’s a special kind of hurt.
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Especially when I’m guessing someone pretended those first, very wise words, meant something to them. Better off without them and their deceit, perhaps.
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