There is such beauty
in love that is given freely
What simplicity–
to not be kept waiting
or questioning
them
For a while you ponder if it’ll be what it’s been before
Then, it reveals itself to be something better
I can see now
How hard it is
To be on the receiving end of selfless, strong affection
And wonder if you can reciprocate it—
If it’s real
If it will last
I know now that we cannot know
For all our pinky promises and pretty riddles
The now and the future don’t always align
But in this moment
I am grateful for all the misalignments
That led me here
Oh it was painful
And I have cried many heavy tears
Yet now I cry them out of joy
That I get to know the feelings I possess
And hold the person I hold
And I love patiently, surely, without regret
Knowing and hoping that we’re right
This is better
More than that, it is ours
And whatever it turns out to be
It will always be ours