Valentine's

Daily writing experience - day 22

Valentine's

Leland, every time you leave a room we're sharing, you've agreed to say goodbye even though it slows your momentum down.

Every time we meet again, our eyes meet, our smiles show, and our lips connect to say hello, it's great to be us again.

You tell me it never gets old to hear my footsteps approaching softly in the morning when we've been apart overnight.

What you don't know is how enjoyable it is to look into your eyes, to hold your hands, and to watch your chest rise and fall.

We both know we don't have time to waste, allowing us to put the petty stuff behind… it's gotten easier when we both just laugh.

Over time, I've uncovered layers, become more myself, feeling into the depths of who you sensed was there from the very start.

You've allowed yourself to open up, to be courageously vulnerable, to be held tenderly, and to accept you've always been very good enough.

Thank you for loving you, loving me, and loving us. Thank you for helping me edit and improve the necessary parts in my life. 

I'm grateful for everyday I get to connect with you in this lifetime. Even when you die, you will always live in my heart.

Lanny, you're my forever Valentine!