so close that your hand on my chest is my hand
so close that your eyes close as i fall asleep
i've never felt more loved or any more special than the night i was sick
and my boyfriend tucked me in, found me medicine, made me tea, rubbed me where i ached, then awoke in the middle of the night when i was hot and got a damp towel to dab my forehead. i never knew that love like that could exist or would be there for me. i never knew a person, besides my mother or grandmother, who would stay awake after i've fallen asleep to make sure i was ok. i never knew all of this existed and it's been under my nose for so long.
also when someone, with truth in their eyes, says you're beautiful after a sleepless, sick night, you know it's real love.
and i am grateful
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