3 Things I have Always Wanted to Hear

i. You are beautiful. You are so lovely in your own conventional way that everyone else is just a fleck of grey compared to your green eyes and smattering of freckles. You are wildflowers in june, the eye of a hurricane, city lights at midnight, sunlight through big windows with white curtains dancing in the breeze, the vibrant hues of every sunset and sunrise- the crimson reds, golds, violets, and blush pinks. There is nothing manufactured, nothing plastic about your eyes formed from the stars and the marks of the earth and sun sprayed across your cheeks and nose.

ii. I will never leave you. I know the last time you let someone into your heart they fumbled and let it break, but please know that I won't. I know sometimes I am blind and weak but I will gladly spend forever making up my mistakes to you. I have always loved you and I always will.

iii. I love you. Not the kind of traditional, puppy-eyed love, but the kind that breaks down walls and can be heard from miles away. The kind that Romeo and Juliet died for, the kind that our grandparents lived for. I love you the same way the ocean loves the shoreline, and no matter how many times I am drawn away, I will always find my way back to you.