Seven years

It’s been almost seven years. We first met at a time that wasn’t for us both but we drew so close to each other in a short amount of time. It felt electric. Exciting. It became a thing pretty quickly. I fell hard, deeply and truly - this is what real love feels like.
I went through so many motions of what I thought ‘love’ was prior to you. Lust, control, pain, pressure, upset, so much to the point I almost broke.
Love is hard work, it does hurt. But it’s playful, joyful, childish, adult, enlightening, freeing and a great challenge when you find it’s true meaning. 
I messed up, so did you. But we realised that we wanted it all to work, and as fierce as we could be, with, and to, each other, this is where we knew we belonged. Time says it all. 
We’ve physically been apart from each other more than we’ve been together, but that’s the nature of our life.
However this lockdown, you made me the happiest person in the world. You might not know this but I found my way back to myself because of you. I was lost, even though I felt so loved from the start of us meeting to our first few years. I realise how much you supported me. I was weak, a slave to my thoughts and insecurities at times but you gave me the strength, power and love that made me find joy in everything, all over again. 
We will be married next year and I can’t put into words the excitement I feel. No matter how 2021 goes, to know it’s with you makes it all feel safe and ready. We are ready for this future, so let’s makes a good old stamp on it. Here’s to us, a power together. This is an ode to you, my everlasting love.