Vow, Swear and Promise

Dedicated to Alex, forever and always.

I will never let you experience even half, a quarter, of what I have had to suffer through, all the hardships, heartbreak and pain. I will be both one step in front of you and one step behind, both creating a safe path for you to walk down and being there if ever you are to fall. I never want you to hurt as much as I have, to slip as far down or break into as many pieces. When you decide to fight, I’ll be right beside you. If you ever snap, I promise to find a way to fix you. I’ll be your eyes when you cannot see the light to guide you, your ears when you cannot hear the praise that is desperate to find you, your lips when you cannot find the right words to help you, your nose when you cannot smell the success that will set you on your feet again. I’ll hold your heart in my hands and promise to protect you, if it’s the only thing I ever do well in my life, the only vow I’m ever able to keep. If there was a way to destroy all the things that could hurt you or anything that already has, then you would never have to shed another tear. I am sorry I cannot do that for you but I will do everything else I can, everything I’m able, to protect you, to love you; selflessly, unconditionally, irrevocably love you. It is the only thing in the world I can vow, swear and promise will never change. My love for you is limitless, knows no boundaries. I’ll always be here, even when you cannot see me.