The Bond of Love

You will never know how hard it was to walk away from you.
All that we shared with one another still exists in my memory.
Do you ever remember?

I tried so hard to help you,  like you helped me when I needed it most.
When you found me I was slowly dying inside, giving up on myself.
But then I met you, and you helped me to remember the strength within.
You helped me to see not only how much courage I have, but also how much love I had deep inside.

That love spilled over when I met you.  You touched me like no other.
Forgetting you is impossible, believe me I've tried.  Your image haunts my memory.
Your eyes call out to me.  I only wish you would let me be there for you.
I have so much to share with you.  
All of which needs to be done in person.

I've come to accept that you must walk your own path.  
A path that I can not follow.
My own path has been challenging, yet rewarding.
My heart still misses you, a part of me is missing
as long as you are not near me.

You once told me that I would always have a place in your heart.
Do you remember?  
I hope that I shall always reside there,
for you do in mine.

I hope somehow, someway,  you know deep inside that when I told you that I would always love you unconditionally that I meant it.  
Loving you is like breathing, I just do it.  
There is no choice, no thought.
It merely is.  

I would be lying if I said that sometimes I wish I didn't love you so deeply, so intensely.  
It hurts to be without you.
Then I remember, the bond that we shared so long ago.  
I could never wish that away.

Do you remember?  
Does that part of you still exist?  
I hope so.
 
For the person that I knew
so long ago was beautiful inside and out.