Billet-doux : A Love Letter

Words betray me when I think of you.

Maybe because it feels inadequate before my love.

My world did not shift when I met you.

But you slowly rocked it with your presence.

Though I don’t say it aloud.

You mean a lot to me.

More than I care to admit.

You scare me.

You widen my shield.

I am a survivor.

But I might not survive your absence.

You make me question my beliefs.

You push me to my threshold limit.

Sometimes, it is just hard to say no.

You are an inevitable part of me.

You make breathing much easier.

That it is no longer a chore.

You protect me from my darkest nightmares

It is all new to me.

And I am not sure how to embrace it.

Your words tear through my heart.

You mean so much to me

I won't stop you from leaving

But I won't stop thinking of you either.

A Billet-doux to my special one.