You were broken when I found you,
crumpled midst the emotional wreckage.
Life drained and heart broken, your soul wept through each and every tear that fell.
But as I took your hand into mine, kissing your skin with subtle purpose,
The storms in your eyes slowly began to subside.
You didn’t want to believe in love, me or anyone.
Your spirit was crushed and your trust gone.
You needed a light midst the darkness that someone had cast over your soul.
It’s always darkest before dawn, I told you,
And the sun always rises.
Wiping away the tears, I smiled past your anguish into the beauty that hid beyond.
Your reflection doesn’t determine your self worth, and sometimes,
The most beautiful scars can create the most wonderful heart.
They tell your journey, weave the amazing story that is so uniquely you.
Scared and wounded, you wanted to trust me,
but you’d been burned that way before.
Your walls were high and your heart utterly bruised from all the ones before.
Pushing aside your hair from your tear soaked cheek, I softly kissed you, smiling warmly.
I can’t make the pain go away and I can’t make it all better, but I can promise you to love you, unconditionally.
Sometimes, the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worth the trip.
You can’t help what happens to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by it.
I kissed your forehead and stroked your hair lovingly as you weakly mustered a grin.
As our eyes met, souls truly alive for the first time together, I knew I’d forever live in those next moments as I spoke.
Even the brightest stars endure the darkest hours but when you’re meant to become more, you find a way to light up the night sky.
“Baby, it’s your time to shine.”
And I knew in that moment you were finally ready..you saw the path, felt the hope.
The look of recognition set in and I saw the beautiful freedom in your eyes.
I saw more than a look, a moment or a truth.
I saw your soul.
In my eyes, in my arms, in my heart, at last...
You had come home.
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