#0050

Because it's unremarkable
I can pass through the day
More focused on the failures
Than the exalted triumphs.
Because I'm used to it-
The butterflies-
They've flown far away
To bless some other love.
Because life crowds my dreams
So you can't take centre stage,
To be my hero throughout;
So my dreams are solitary.

For all this, I love you no less
And significantly more
Than the first day I held you,
Tears flowing,
With the overwhelming power-
The sentiment that left me shaking-
Behind that first confession.
And you loved me back.

You've never made me doubt you-
Not for a moment-
Your sincerity and commitment
Has brought us to where we are today.

After the struggle,
Is it any wonder
We are too tired for butterflies?
Preferring just to breathe?
Each moment- each breath-
Is in honour of all that you are.
For, when I see in clarity,
Gazing forward into the heights-
The mountains to climb-
WE are the greatest achievement.

Because I could not hope for anything more.
Because butterflies are fleeting-
And we will fly forever.