Thankful.

He's taught me I am love
He's shown me I deserve love
He provided a reason to be more
What he doesn't know is I am thankful for
... his sacrifice
He gave me a mirror
He told me it's okay...
look!
see?!
Oh how beautiful you are
He listened as I cried
He honored my decision...
to leave
He gave me all he had
and in the end he allowed me...
to walk away
The struggle was there
The feelings were raw
Sometimes its still
...tough.
To think, when it came down to it
He loved me
... and now even though forever was not meant to be
his love has provided me
a better understanding of
what was taught
what was shown
what was provided
and what he doesn't know
is that I will forever
be thankful.