you held me during nights i couldn't get a hold of myself, stayed with me even when my mind was the loudest.  you never looked at me differently despite the scars that wounded my soul, and still  managed to say these never defined me as a person.

you believed in me through the days where self-doubts ran amok inside my head, and held my hand tighter when it felt like i was slipping away from your grip.

i remember wishing on 11:11s and on fallen eyelashes, praying to all the gods i know that something this precious won't get taken away from me, and i would be lying if i said there wasn't a time where i wasn't scared.

but despite everything, you stayed.

and that in itself meant so much to me, more than the words exchanged between us. even in the silence, in your absence, your presence holds so much weight that i constantly feel at ease.

for what it's worth, thank you.

thank you for staying with me so far, and it goes without saying that i'll stay with you as long as you'll let me. always.