Kintsugi

I remember waking up next to you

in that safe space that was us together

I remember waking up with you there

and wanting to watch you always.

In the quiet of those mornings

I wanted nothing more

than to hold your broken heart

gently and lovingly for the rest of time.

I felt you there for me

in a cyclical love that had no start point, it just was.

I remember

waking up with you

our heads sharing the pillow 

surrounded by softness

both literal and emotional

the light of the day seeping in through the blinds

and the two of us

being the whole world

everyone and everything else

secondary to the love we'd found in each other.

I remember waking up and knowing we were there

together 

again

and nothing else mattering,

nothing.

I remember waking up in your bed

and seeing your eyes

so soft

so full

smiling at me

always

little moments

us together

everything.

It's broken, love

and I can't fix it all

but thank you for your trust.

I will hold your heart

and the memory of what was and what might have been

and those mornings

quiet and still

soft and loved

in balance

in truth

beyond

I will hold it all

as you held me

and as we were

those mornings.

Soft and gentle and full of love.