she says three simple words, and your walls begin to crumble
three simple words from the one person that you swore to protect with your lie back when you foolishly hoped that what she didn’t know couldn’t hurt her, and now you have a choice

three simple words could change everything

three simple words and you want, no, you need her to know the truth but you open your mouth to tell her and the words spiral from your brain into your heartstrings where the ache in your chest clogs your throat and floods your body with dread and guilt and longing and leaves you choking on the weight of three simple words

three simple words sit in your throat and claw at your lungs, 
three deadly words that could change everything,
or
nothing.