nothing is my everything

all i want to say
is "i love you,"
but i tainted our love
years ago.

i wore down her trust,
naïve and afraid
of hurting someone
i was hurting all along.

no one compares.
this nothing we share
is better.

our nothing is better
than no one

i want to tell her
how much i still love her
but i tainted our love
years ago.

we are nothing, now.

but she alone
is everything