To my first love,
I want to thank you. For everything.
You were the first person that could make me smile like a dork with a single message. You were the first person to make my cheeks warm with a smile. You were the first person I truly fell in love with and I can't say I regret it.
The world was still spinning but we were no longer two sperate people. We were one incredible soul fighting the world together. It really was amazing.
Although hardships got in the way of everything, I grew from our time together. Not only did I learn so many things, you have helped make me who I am today. It was incredibly painful to watch you drift away but I realize now that it shouldn't have been any different. No matter how much I had truly wished it had been.
So as I watch you continue to walk down your path, I'll smile and wave. Because a great soul once said that if you love a flower, you shouldn't pick it. Once you pick it, it ceases to be what you love and dies. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.
Instead of picking you, I'll leave you to thrive wherever life may lead you because you don't have to be mine for me to appreciate what you've done for me.
You have changed my life and the way I see the world. You've given me a reason to believe in love and believe in somebody else. There are still things I do that remind me of you and of us. I hope you can smile when you look back at how we used to be. And I hope I've changed your life as drastically as you have mine.
So to my first love... Thank you for being my reason for so, so long. I'll always love you.
And be sure to read We Were Liars again for me.
