I love you.
You mean the world to me.
Your eyes still give me butterflies.
Poetry could never explain you perfectly enough.

Except I messed up.
These sentiments are getting lost in a mass of breakdowns and pity parties.
You are the rock I cling onto when the stormy winds get too strong.
But that doesn't mean you deserve to be faced by a stone heart.

I have received a reality check.
I am finally coming to realize how lucky I am to have you by my side.
Its time that I offer some explanation for the crazy constellation thoughts that build up in my head.

"Do or do not. There is no try."
A quote I think you'd like.
So this is my vow to us, darling.

I will kiss you on a regular basis.
I will look up at a full moon and feel your hand in mine.
I will love my freckles.
I will love my body.

I will believe you when you tell me that I am beautiful.
I will sit beside you and enjoy the silence when your mouth is swollen shut.
I will sit beside you and enjoy the silence when the sunrise brings tears to my eyes.
I will share every tear with you, whether they be mine or yours.

I will worry less openly over your safety, as it only clouds the pride in your duty.
I will follow my dreams.
I will work hard until I sweat, because in sweat you cannot drown.

I will always remember that things could be worse.
I will be stronger in myself and be more confident in who I am.
I will hold your hand whenever there is a needle.

I will love every single piece of you.
Even the icky gut parts.
Somehow you make them gorgeous.

I will tell you "I love you" and mean it with my heart and soul.

Because maybe, just maybe, there will be a time in our future that we don't have an expiration date.
I am willing to place my bets on that.