By Jon
Date: 2002 Dec 23
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the gift

As I write this I am filled with such a feeling of happiness that only a long sought after kiss can describe.  You have changed me in too many ways for me to write of, so I will only tell you what kind of man I am without you. Without you I am a man full of little morals and very few values. Without you I am a man filled with memories full of regret and bitterness towards people and circumstances I could not possibly have controlled. Without you I am but a shattered reflection of what you have turned me into. Without you I am not a man but a boy lost in a world full of toys that are not for me. Without you in my life, in my heart, in my words, I am nothing.

It is because of you I believe in love, in miracles, and in a God. Only your love has brought me to the realization that someone or something is capable of loving me more than I could ever love myself. And now my darling my heart is filled with love and I want to share it with the world. I want to sacrifice, work, study, and most importantly I want to give. Give back to the world, to you, and to the God that I have ignored for far too long.

You have given me so much and asked for so little in return. You have given me the immeasurable amount of your time, the joy that is your laughter, the belief in believing, and the redemption that is your love. But most of all my darling you have given me what so many in this world have lost...hope. Hope in a better tomorrow, hope for understanding what I cannot change, hope in becoming a better man. I only hope that one day I can return the favor and do the same for you.

As a young man I have very few earthly possessions to offer you. This heart, although fractured and worn, is for you. This heart I offer you now is my gift to you for as long as God blesses me with your earthly presence.

I do not know how to end this, and thirty years from now I probably still will not know. I can only think of the three words that all hopeless romantics wish to someday say and mean...

I love you...thank you for loving me too.