Before him, I thought I knew myself.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCAxUOkqdr
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmas6QDIB8x
I thought I was independent, strong, untouched by longing.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXfXhdIN6f
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3VBdzps7N
But loving someone from a distance10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevoX9ObXV6
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDl0FJhVUN
showed me parts of myself I never met before.
I learned how deeply I could care—10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpuHSwVTZm
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnsLakdVIU
even when I had no hands to hold.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiH4qf3c0em
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNR9tILPRCz
How strong my heart was—10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv547xALHVj
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP26sO3dOa5
even when it ached in silence.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4q9k4v7tl
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrXDMHsBqk
How patient I could be—10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqXpdk4Z2r
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl26fbZEn6
even when my soul screamed for presence.
I discovered the softest version of myself—10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLUE3IvQvO
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHB1o2PBvMh
the one that loves quietly,10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcqPiDS8Jn
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW73enOYOu
fiercely,10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq971b7FsGv
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7zCfTCchM
without asking for anything in return.
I didn’t realize how brave I was10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT66xx6S3v3
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKSaxkV4eq
until I stayed in love despite the miles.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9ToqGiG9j
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3IPSZDdSf
Until I kept choosing hope over doubt.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOkHHA2NZ2
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPKPU0FJB1
Until I found joy10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwzGpNw4vj
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUtuWCe6D4
in something as simple as a late-night message10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0Y0AXXfU5
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLWBWUbdMh
or a voice note after a long day.
Loving him10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0yXnvAKNB
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Y65YuiB4H
meant rediscovering myself.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsUcZYATLd
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iikxEOSJb
The emotional, stubborn, forgiving, waiting version of me.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnOsOOMugA
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zHWUfTH2w
And I’ve grown—10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡins7f2hG7D
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KMHJyOQ9V
not despite the distance,10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Tg4jrk3Cp
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUujEFDjA5F
but because of it.
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2xmKj51br
He didn’t just show me love.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAEBd3UbGd
10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XEFJ66A9o
He helped me meet the girl I was always meant to become.
