She thought he loved her

She thought he loved her
Because he would smile at her
From the other side of the room
And when he walked towards her
She felt the rest of the world
Fade away

She thought he loved her
Because he was always there
And he made sure she wasn't alone
And when she knew no one in a crowd
He would never hesitate to
Rescue her

She thought he loved her
Because they liked the same books
And talked about them
Until the sun bid the world goodbye
And it was too dark to see
Anything,
Not even each other

She thought he loved her
Because he was nice and helpful
And went out of his way
To make sure
She had everything she needed

She thought he loved her
Because it made no sense for him not to
And everything would be perfect
If he did

She thought he loved her
Because she loved him
And the fairy tales told her that
That was enough

She thought he loved her
Until she told him
He said they were 'just friends'
And suddenly nothing made any more sense to her