AN AFTER VALENTINE'S SONG
but what if I told you I didn't need the roses,
or the chocolates if there had been any,
or the diamonds if it ever came to that?
roses wilt and die
chocolates will make me fat
and diamonds get stolen
do you not know the gift I have every morning
when I open my eyes and uncover you
the ribbon I unravel is the life we have together
how you held my hand and led me through
days that may not have always been easy but were always with a purpose
hours you lovingly filled with laughter
minutes you joyously colored with love
years that saw us evolve into better versions of ourselves
I rip through layers upon layers
of the little things you do
that with constancy become this big way about you
that tells me you love me
'always have, always will' as you always say
and in the midst of it all is the you that has shown me
how much I could love, how well, how deep
how much of myself I could become, how strong, how precious
how beautiful we could be, how better... together
and the possibilities excite me still
tremendously
endlessly
we were never big on Valentine's Day
and so I write these lines, my gift to you
the day after
the many days after
for always...
posted by Jet | 10:36 PM
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