I've never known someone like you...
I mean, it was always about how I came into your life and changed EVERYTHING. the stitch to your Lilo. do you even know you've changed mine just as drastically too?
I was...a bad kid. or at least, they thought I was. I'd never been shown unconditional kindness without oweing people something so when you stopped by and offered love and support only asking sincerely for my love and support back, I was shellshocked!
I've always felt unloveable. my entire life, I recognized that my parents would be better off without me, that my friends didn't truly enjoy being around me, that my siblings despised me, and that anyone I tried to romantically pursue only wanted sex out of me.
for you, a person that was hated just for being overwhelmingly happy...you were a nice change of pace. at first, I felt cynical towards you, I could never be that happy! could never be that kind, could never be that open to myself, could never realize how brave it is to just be gentle.
of course you had your flaws, of course I saw them clear as day...but they were always outweighed by just how good of a person you are, and how amazing you made me feel, just by existing next to me!
I helped you stand up for yourself, recognize what you deserve, demand that your accomplishments are true and deserve to be celebrated...and you helped me be kind. be understanding to only those who deserve it, and to be true to myself even if it takes me a while to land on the truth
they always told us that authentic love would change our stories, shove us into a better path, even if we didn't want it- but true friendship changed ours.
now we've traded places. you are someone brave and entertaining, but still gentle and happy when it comes down to it. and I am someone loving and exuberant, but still someone bold and unwavering when I need to be.
I think that's great. I think you're great.
