Those Sacred Little Words

He whispers softly in my ear
the three words that
mean to me so dear

"I love you" he says
Words that have pained him so
and I wished so badly
that I could take away
his pain and his woe

His suffering has damaged
his heart to shattered pieces
and all that is left is the
broken shards I step on

I need to heal him
to clear his head, to make
him better and to reclaim
his heart.