we love to make
promises,
so here's a new one:

I will spend the rest of
my life
paying back every single
bit of joy
I owe
you

when you carried me kicking
and screaming
through my darkest times

refusing
to set me down on
my feet
and let me give in to the quicksand
of my sadness

and I'm sorry if I bit you
and clawed you along
the way

I only hope that the grooves
in your back
will not become
scars

because you're so beautiful
to me

and I've never wanted to
hurt you,
but sometimes accidents happen

so I promise to show you
my best,
since you've already seen my worst

you've hurdled over
every wall
I've managed to build between us

and now
that you've arrived,
I hope you'll find shelter in my heart like
I've found in your
arms