
By Madison Flatman
To the one who loves me subsequent,
I hope you keep in mind my favourite sweet as you might be strolling into the grocery retailer. As you seize my favourite sweet off the shelf, you hear a tune taking part in from overhead.
You snigger as you keep in mind it’s a tune I’ve all the time cherished to sing alongside to. You begin to hum alongside as you choose up the remainder of the belongings you want.
On the best way residence, you move by the locations we’ve explored collectively. You image the best way my cheeks turned cherry crimson as we trekked via the winter chilly and the best way my eyes sparkled via the summer season sundown.
We’ve continually lived a lifetime of limitless adventures, as we each know life is simply too brief to reside a life we settled for.
As you stroll into the house we share, our pets greet you. You place down the groceries on the kitchen ground as you attain out to pet them. You’re keen on them unconditionally and simply as a lot as you’re keen on me.
You attain into your bag to convey out a few toys for them to play with. From there, you start to place away the groceries.
Our fridge is completely stocked with drinks and snacks. Our cupboard is full of blankets and board video games we’ve performed.
We need to have a spot the place others really feel welcome to come back to sit back out. We wish our residence to be as snug because the consolation we discover in one another.
You activate the tv in the lounge as you watch the night information. Your thoughts can’t even start to unravel the thought strategy of how unsympathetic many individuals are.
This makes you unhappy. You are taking a deep breath and switch off the tv. You notice we’re secure in one another’s presence.
You stroll all through our home as you see the images hanging on the wall and the decorations completely positioned on the shelf. Each merchandise represents our lives collectively but additionally our lives as people.
We’ve discovered to co-exist as a result of we wish one another to like the world round us. We could not all the time share the identical reminiscences, however we assist one another as we make them.
As you make your method to the bed room, you see me laying there. My eyes are swollen crimson as I’m wrapped in a blanket. My cluttered thoughts focuses on you as you come into the room.
You hand me my favourite sweet as you lay in mattress with me. You wrap your arms round me and also you don’t need to say a phrase as a result of I do know you’re keen on me.
I hope you’re keen on me even on the times I can’t smile.
Madison Flatman is a singer, drummer, and author from Wisconsin, and frequent contributor to Unwritten. Her work focuses on matters of wellness, relationships, and psychological well being.
This text was initially revealed at Unwritten. Reprinted with permission from the creator.