love

on the first date we went to see a movie for my birthday. within a month i fell in love with your state of constant serenity. you find ways to ease even the most passionate of emotions and you bring me to a middle ground. my poker face never really worked on you, even on the first day. then the second came and i forgot what it meant to have my walls up. you peaked in and told me it was safe to come out. that everything was safe with you. being with you became like a default state of being. when i didn’t know where to go, you were already there waiting for me. you’ve never left without a good fight. you didn’t leave without knowing my emotions were at ease. there was nothing with you that wasn’t loving. finally it came time for your birthday. you told me that you wanted to spend the day with me. that i was your family. that you couldn’t sleep at night unless you knew i was sleeping well too. that from this day forward, it was me and you against the world. and i knew there was no one i’d rather by my side