It is you, are the one
It is you, are the one
Out of all the things I love
I could talk about you the most
A year ago, you found me
Drenched in a shirt of tears
Struggling
At the brink of losing hope
Now, a year later
The person I once was would have never thought you would
Stay
But I do not have to turn over the picture frames
Like I did my fathers,
Nor sigh in your absence
Because I can physically hold your arm in the palm of my hand
And yes I love my stuffed buffalo
That I got on a trip in the mountains
And yes I love that tee shirt, my favorite one
That I got for only six dollars
But
Those, my dear
Are possessions
And I love you more even though I know I do not
Own you
I love you
Even though I know that one day you could slip through my fingers
You make my face light up
As if you were a sunrise rolling over a cement porch
You make me happy,
Like nature
Because without your leaves
My tree branch veins would be empty
And without your roots
I could not breathe easily
You remind me of
Childhood memories
But I can’t think of any that you were not in
Even if I didn’t know you then
You were my underlying strength to keep moving forward
Even when I didn’t know why I should keep going
And I love our memories,
I smile when I see the photo booth picture of our faces scrunched together,
But I love the person right in front of me more
I am happier now, fighting with you
Than I will ever be
Alone
I am happier now, when you annoy me
Because at least
I can be
I could say
You make me happier than the stars
Or I love you to the moon and back
But that would be an understatement
No galaxy,
No universe,
Could fathom the amount
I will rewrite your name in the constellations
I will hear your laugh in my head
And cry lakes of joy
Knowing I want this forever
Because you,
My dear,
Have always been the one
It is you, the one
That will always be.