So on this very day...
A realization hit me...
Hit me so hard almost knocked me down...
Frankly speaking, I was a bit stunned by the force of it all.
All my life I have loved but have wanted too little for myself...
I have played the charitable stranger...
always willing to step aside for love's sake...
But I tell you it never was for my love...
I placed a martyr responsibility on my head...
Felt much joy in seeing others find love...
All the while feeling too self-righteous to find my own happiness...
I kept dodging and ducking whenever love looked down my lane...
Hiding my insecurities and fears behind a brave face
A face that said to all those that dared... that I care nothing for love
I cared nothing for romantic gestures and all the emotions that come with it
I am such a liar...
Kinda ashamed of the act actually
For years I went on all happily not understanding how so badly,
I had robbed myself of the joy of being loved
Then I met you...
And for the first time, I felt brave enough to dare...
brave enough to challenge my fears and insecurities
And not allow them to hold me back...
To love and open up to be loved
I told myself I will give it my whole and...
Leave the rest to Fate
And in the meantime, I will enjoy...
Enjoy every minute I spend loving you...
And being loved by you...
Because for the first time...
I have felt a warmth that not only fills me up...
But lights my soul too
I love you
Remember that...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem