Sitting here thinking of you
And all the time we spent together
The hugs,
The kisses,
The honey dipped words
Laying side-by-side;
Our breathing matched.
Your text messages ring in my mind
Your voice over the phone.

They tell me to let you go
That I deserve better than you
At times I’ve thought of listening
But then we talk or text
And I see the side of you they never do:

The joker slips away
Replaced by the one who cares
The one who always makes sure I’m okay
The one who always makes sure I’m comfortable
The one who never pushes me
The one who always respects my boundaries.
This is the you that they’ve never seen.

Ignoring their opinions
Of someone they don’t know
I follow my own mind
Trusting the you I’ve seen.