I Know You're With Me, So What If We Do Fall Apart? Shamelessly Be Who We Are...

Thank you for making me feel safe. 

Having someone who understands my struggles has keep the demons at bay.

I haven’t felt awful about my myself in a while now. 

Finally having someone who accepts me for who I am makes me feel more at peace with myself. 

You don’t make me feel abnormal. 

You don’t make me feel different.

You make me feel like I should exist.

That I have worth when for so much of my life I felt I didn’t.

You know I’m not this emotionless robot.

You’ve seen me cry.

It’s much harder to hide from you. 

I can’t put on the mask so easily as I do for everyone else in my life.

You see me.

But you don’t belittle me.

You don’t criticize me for being myself.

I remember being in a past relationship, and feeling like I wanted to die because the person, that supposedly loved me, treated me like everyone else did.

Strange.

Detached.

Distant.

A loof.

My struggles intensified.

The echo in the dark empty place in my head grew louder and louder.

I felt so alone.

Until you came along…

Now, I have a hand to grab onto to take me out of that dark place.

I feel at ease with you here.

I feel like I can breathe again.

I feel… safe.