You’re a Real Gift to Me…

I never expected
that you would become so important to me.
But you came into my life slowly,
quietly,
and without even realizing it,
my heart began making room for you.

Today, having you by my side
no longer feels like something ordinary.
It is that warm feeling
that takes over when I see you,
when I hear your voice,
when you come close to me,
and everything else seems to disappear for a moment.

I love being close to you.
Looking into your eyes,
coming closer to you slowly,
holding you tightly,
and feeling that peace
that only you know how to give me.

I love it when you lean on me,
when you sit beside me without saying a word,
when one smile from you
can change my entire day.

And sometimes I don’t even want us to talk.
I just want to have you close,
to hold you in my arms,
to kiss you on the forehead,
and simply stay there,
enjoying the fact
that you are with me.

I feel lucky to have you,
in a quiet,
deep way,
without needing a reason.

Because you have become
the part of my day that I look forward to the most,
the presence that calms me,
the closeness I miss
as soon as you leave.

And I want you
to feel safe with me too.
To know that you have someone
who doesn’t simply want to have you close,
but wants to understand you,
listen to you,
support you,
and hold you close
when life becomes tiring.

I don’t want to be perfect for you.
I want to be real.
I want to be the one who stays beside you
even when you have no words,
the one who holds you
when you need peace,
and the one who chooses you
even on the hardest days.

Because you are more than love to me.
You are the warmth I want to feel,
the embrace I want to return to,
the voice I want to hear,
and the woman I want beside me
when the day comes to an end.

You are a gift
that my heart never knew it was waiting for.

And now that it has found you,
I want to keep you close,
to love you with all my soul,
to hold you on every difficult day,
and to kiss you on every beautiful one.

Not just for a moment.
Not just for a little while.
But for as long as my heart
knows how to choose you.

By K.D.