Love for the Better
Becuase you love me,
I don't feel the need to distance myself from reality.
Because your eyes sparkle when you look at me,
I want to smile so wide God can't even see the sadness beneath.
Because your hand is so gentle when you touch me,
I don't want to scar my skin with regrets.
Because your voice is the ocean waves,
I don't feel the current rocking me like it used to.
Because your heart is so open,
I cry because I now know what being cared about feels like.
I don't relinquish my power to my demons anymore,
not when you're there to hold me like I matter.
I try not to react to things in my usual negative manner because I know you deserve more.
I used to believe love was a myth people created to make life worth living.
You showed me a world where ultraviolet colors reigned,
and I, a self-tormented creature refusing to care for anyone, let you.
It only took a moment for you to change my life.
Now love is a myth that I live in because I will never deny you of anything,
whether it be my soda, the clothes off my back, or my heart.
Because you make me want to be so much better than I am.
Because I love you.