before you,
i didn't know compassion.

before you,
i saw the world as a vast wasteland, in which, i had no direction.

before you came into my life,
i had a permanent twinge embedded into my chest,
with no way to get it out.

but then you show up.
you appeared when the twinge turned to suffocation.
your voice eased the unpleasantness and my misery.
your perspective on life is so intriguing
and you make me want to learn, to dream, to love.

i will never be able to repay you for what you've done for me.
i can never show you the world like you disclosed it to me.
i would give anything to preserve the grin on your delicate face.

you gave me the bliss of getting to know the world,
and i am determined to make you feel cherished and adored until you won't allow me to do so.