It started with hellos like all relationships do.
With shy smiles and continuous wonders of where our hellos would lead us two.
Day by day, week by week, month by month, we became to know each other.
As time went on I came love you as an older brother,
Always knowing my secrets were safe with you.
I loved the way you talked to me, nothing ever being on queue.
Your words and actions weren’t an act
And very soon we had our own silent pact.
Each one would always be there for the other one
And to this very day you help me, your light bright as the sun.
You watched me fall in the darkness of depression, betrayal, and pain.
I was content on falling into the darkness, but still you came.
You held me as I fell and quieted my fears, stilled my blade.
Even as my physical wounds healed and went away
I believed that my emotional wounds were there to stay.
You took my hand to help me out, I didn’t move, afraid to leave the darkness’s maw
So you picked me up and carried my weight, and slowly I realized you were the light I saw.
The one I could always lean on, my friend, my brother, my mate.
Slowly I healed and found that with your help I could walk and take back some of my weight.
Days, weeks, and months passed, seeming so long,
I could hold my weight now and only need your hand to guide me, I’d grown strong.
With each passing moment we grew
I still wasn’t sure of much, but what I felt for you was more than brotherly love, I knew.
I hid my feelings, and continued to follow you, amazed at the feelings you dealt
Little did I know you had the same feelings I felt
The closer we came to the light,
We held each other’s hands tight.
We’d both taken our fall,
And were both afraid of the light at the end of the hall.
We rested on the other end, always watching the light, but never moving further out of fear
One day, talking as we always did, you told me what I wanted the most to hear.
I revealed my feelings as well, both full of smiles.
With our heads held high and our fingers entwined, we knew we could face any trials.
So up stood and walked to the light, knowing that we each cared
As we neared the light I found I was scared.
Afraid at how much of my trust you held.
But with your gentle touch, your innocent look quieting my fears, in a sea of joy we sailed.
Never looking back we moved forward, and soon my mind had quieted its alarms.
And I knew that I’d stay out of the darkness as long as I was in your arms.