I am down on my knees before you.

Not because I am begging,

Although I would willingly do that should you desire it.

How far I’ve come from the shattered creature that I was,

Even though I still have a way to go.

The fact that I even started on the journey

Is a testament to the power you have over me…

A power that I was only too eager to surrender,

Knowing that I would be safe in your hands.

I always had to be the strong one.

I always had to be the one who protected,

But was left open and vulnerable.

You taught me what it meant to be sheltered.

I was content to be broken.

I know how that sounds,

But when hurt is all you’ve known

It becomes your own twisted version of a secluded place.

You made me want more.

You made me want to be whole again.

I would tell you that you complete me,

But that particular phrase has lost its meaning.

It couldn’t come close anyway.

I used to be afraid to try…

Afraid that I would be proven a failure.

Now I would try almost anything

Because I know that you believe in me,

And that belief is enough.

I am down on my knees before you,

As you sit on the edge of the bed,

Because I love the way your eyes look from this angle.

I love the way that my arms can hold you close.

I love the way that you can stroke my head should it lay in your lap.

I love everything about you,

Even the things that madden me,

Or have you never noticed the smile curling on my lips

When I pretend to be angry?

That’s another thing I’ve learnt from you;

Patience.

Should I try to list all that you have taught me,

I would quickly run out of space.

I love everything about you,

But most of all I love that you love me.

It can’t be an easy task

And yet you’re still here.

My only hope is that I am worthy enough to justify your faith in me.

The End