My Heart is Branded By You

by Paul
(Oakland, CA)

Dear A

Even before we first became a couple, my heart fluttered constantly around you and my palms would often turn sweaty whilst a consistent blush would form on my cheeks with every compliment you sent towards me.

I did not know it at that time that this was what so many romantics have labeled as love, but I knew what I was feeling inside was not something trivial. I just knew that I had never felt any of these emotions at such a high degree for anyone at that tender age of 19. I would compare my happiness to other moments in my life, yet I seem so oblivious to any of it and I truly felt like it was the most wonderful time of my life.

Today, I can still look back at my entire life (not that it's been very long) and I know there were moments of happiness pre-A contact, but non of those events really impacted me the same way after you arrived in my life.

The only thing I could say about my life before meeting you is that I am glad that everything worked out the way it did because in these strangely mish-mashed order of events lead me to you. This is why, though I may facetious when saying that i do have minor regrets, I would not change a single thing if it meant that I would have to give you up. We have been together for more than ____ years now and even though our palms don't quite sweat the same way and our hearts don't pound as hard when we see each other.

This isn't to say that we love each other any less, but our love has simply evolved with us. Before, we were two people that greatly enjoyed each others company and we were satisfied with the clandestine fondling that happened every once in a while. Our love was simple and that was that. As both of us grow into different people together, our love changed as well. It's become more complicated, more intricate and more intense. Complicated is not to be taken as bad, rather it is the opposite.


I know most of the different faces of A mean, I can tell when you are in deep thought or when you are thinking of little silly intricacies. In the same way, you know how I wake up in the morning and even though it annoys you, you deal through it for me.

You know how the little touches can set me on fire, and I know how you like your cereal first thing in the morning or you will get grumpy (if you are not already so). With you, I am most at ease and I do not feel like I have to pretend to be someone else.

I can let most of my barriers down and though I am still struggling to let the rest down, you have become my confidante and one of my best friends in that sense. You have touched and affected me in such a way that I never thought was possible. My heart was full when we were first together and now it has branched and grown into something greater than I can possibly explain.

Quite simply, I'm yours. My heart is branded by you in every way.

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