I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

I’ve lived through a thousand insecurities,

A million unsure thoughts,

I’ve considered myself useless,

Believed myself weak

And I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

I’ve been given reasons to doubt,

Been told I’ve had very little worth,

I’ve been put down,

And belittled.

But I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

And then you came along …

You’ve told me I’m amazing,

Said that I’m so sweet,

Believe me to be capable,

Tested me, and really seen me,

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

You’ve believed in me at my weakest,

Stuck by me when we both were at our limit,

Relieved me of pain, when I was nearly crippled,

All because you truly care about me.

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

You’ve grown within “this”,

Claiming it is me that has given you comfort,

Using amazing as your word of choice,

You’ve given me reasons to believe,

In you,

In us,

In “this”,

But most of all in me.

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you,

I see myself as strong,

I see myself as caring,

I see myself as able,

I see myself as right.

For you,

For us,

For “this”,

But most of all for me.

All of these things were always in me,

I needed a reason to believe,

I needed an opportunity to prove,

I needed an incredible person to show me,

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you,

The reason this works,

The reason if feels right,

The reason you are so effective,

The reason this is…

Is not because I NEEDED you…

Or even because I NEED you at all…

It is because you are all I’ve ever wanted…

And want is reciprocated by you…

So it is because of your desire,

For seeing the real me inside,

For believing in my strengths,

And accepting my weaknesses

You’re amazing in a million ways,

You’ve shown me your own true strength,

You’ve expressed true beauty in your humanity,

You’ve do so many things…

For you,

For us,

For “this”

And unlike anyone before,

For me.

For all of these reasons

And many more,

It is because of you,

That I see myself the way I do…