He asked me if I loved him, and I said no...

He told me he loved me
and I told him "no you don't"
but as the days weeks months passed
he insisted

He asked me if I loved him
and I said no
because I had never loved before
my heart sat guarded in a cage

He told me I loved him
that he could tell I did
and I sat in silence
waiting to see if I would realize it too

-A