365 days have passed since that day the day I allowed my feelings to unwind in front of you I really had no idea you felt the same, as ridiculous as it may sound that day meant life and death for me you are and always will be the first, I knew that even then, but I was not sure you did. I was so scared at what your reaction might be I stared at the ground feeling a relief like no other. when I first looked up I saw what I least expected, your face (what I could see from behind your hands), redder than it had ever been; shocked, happy, and scared all at once. from that day on I allowed myself to feel the static, I allowed myself to see you differently, I allowed my love for you grow, no words of gratitude will ever be able to say how happy and thankful I am to you for setting me free from all that I was