No Longer Drowning.

I'll remember every sunset you helped me
live to see, the moments of clarity when we
prayed over the phone together, the times
your brown eyes spoke compassion in quiet
abandoned church pews.
You shot life into my veins when I
was afraid to live yet afraid to die -
hollow and unable to move mountains the way
we constantly sang about.

The shame poisoned my mind and it seemed to
take centuries to let you feel my heart.
You were nothing but patient, even when
I slept with silence, thinking it would be
less of a burden.

I, shipwrecked for over two years, finally
understood that I was worthy of light, of hope.
You were my legs when the waves of depression
engulfed my will and I lost who I was fighting for.

You reminded me that I was beloved.
That I am strong for choosing life again and again.
That I am always in sight of the shore.

I love you, and I still do, wherever you end
up in my future. You are the anchor I first
learned from.

[To T].

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Written 6/06/15 for Larry's Personality Contest: Round 2