I Will Always Love You Poem by Marilyn Stoecker

I remember when we were happy
Not that many years ago
Planning our lives together
There was nothing we didn't know
I loved you more than you knew
I stayed by your side
No matter what you put me through
Sometimes you would lie
But I would continue to try
My family hated you but I didn't care
I always wanted you to be there
We could talk all night and still say more
From 9pm to past 4 in the morning
We would laugh together
Remember? You promised me, Always and Forever
I never doubted you
But I should have known it was too good to be true
I loved you so much and I thought she was my friend
but it was hers lies that you believed in the end
I told you the truth the entire time
But she told you I was lying
She told me the truth will never be enough
And that I should just give up
I listened to her and I let you go
But there is something you should know

Life is hard without you by my side
I'm trying but nothing ever feels right
It's hard to do but I need to get over you
I think about you all the time
I wonder, do you think about me too?
No one else can see it
That I've got you on my mind
They think that I am Happy
But really they're just blind
The other day was hard
Seeing your number on my Caller ID
I answered it, scared
I didn't know what to think
You talked to me for a minute
And then said you had to go
Was it the truth?
I guess I'll never know
I want to say I hate you
But that would be a lie
Do you want to know the truth?

I Will Always Love You