Committed

What does commitment look like with you?

I honestly do not know —

but my heart skips a beat

at the thought of it,

and that tells me something.

In a world full of choice,

commitment sounds hard.

Daunting, even.

The kind of word that makes people hesitate

at the door.

But this is what committed looks like with you:

Growing through the everyday

discoveries of who you are.

Being your truest supporter

in all things that matter to you.

Not being afraid to tell you the truth

when the truth is what you need.

And more than anything —

walking this life beside you,

you beside me,

neither of us alone in it anymore.

That is what committed looks like.

Not a cage.

Not a compromise.

Just two people

choosing each other

every single day —

until the choosing

becomes simply

who we are.