Shrek and Pineapples

Because I love you, your needs become my priority

When you fall, I won’t stand towering above you

I’ll kneel and whisper encouragement until you’re able to stand again

I’ll hold out my hand for you to grasp and feel secure

I will never allow my hands or words to hurt you

Because I love you.

Because I love you, your dreams become my mission

My support will not falter, and you are my priority

Tough times will come, in sickness and in health

Tears may fall, but never enough to create a river between us

If it did, I would build a boat or learn to swim

Because I love you.

Because I love you, you will always be enough

I will never ask more of you than you can give

I will be honest, loyal, and trustworthy

I will respect your boundaries and your beliefs

I will give you everything I can

My heart, my lungs, my kidneys

I commit myself to you

Because I love you.

Because I love you, I’m going to tell you every day

You will never go to sleep with uncertainty

Not only will I tell you, I’m going to show you every day

Words without actions mean nothing, but you mean everything

I’ll give you a shoulder massage and a kiss on the cheek

I’ll take out the trash even though it’s my least favorite

Because I love you.

Because I love you, we’ll go to the store at 2 am

We’ll get a whole gallon of your favorite ice cream, even though it’s the most expensive

We’ll have a war with light sabers

We’ll try on all the onesies: cows, minions, and monkeys

We’ll make fools of ourselves and treasure every moment

Because we love each other.

Because we love each other, we plan our futures with the other in mind

Knowing that long distance won’t last forever

We count down the days until we can see eachother again

The day until we have no more countdowns

When we promise to stay by each other’s sides

When we finally get to say ‘I do’

And reminisce about how Shrek and pineapples could ever create a relationship

But be ever so thankful that they did

And now we look forward to building our lives together

Because we love each other.