you

I'm horrible at titles.

you snuck up on me

like a tv series you never

realized how much you liked until

you're up until 4 am on a work night

rooting for your favorite characters

more than you have ever rooted

for something for

yourself.

you grew on me

much like a seed

that insinuated itself

into my very foundation

spreading roots until you reached

every single part of me

and,

i cannot pinpoint the exact

moment I went

from hating everything about you

to loving parts of you

i swore i would never

appreciate.

you have changed me

not in the most obvious of ways

but in the way i am no longer

ashamed of who I am

as you did not give me

strength I didn't have, but showed me

what was already there

you became a part of me,

much like the tattoos, 

i have etched into my skin,

but you run, just a little bit deeper

as i know not even the most

potent of laser treatments

will ever be able to get rid of your

footprint on my heart.

Reviews

[Kai Rollins]

Love given in a different manner...lovely. Although redundant. I lack the words in my vocabulary to put forth the emotion you invoked in me (but at least I can try). Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed