Because he chose you

To the girl that loved him after me

Because he chose you. I know you’ll be happy. I know you’ll fight. I know you’ll love him and I know you’ll hate him. And I know you’ll be alright.

Know that he’ll fight for you and protect you, but he won’t do it alone. He’ll love you, but he won’t always let himself show it.

Be there, be present, support him. Because he’ll tell you he won’t need you and that is a lie. He looks and acts like a lion, but really he is gentle deer. He’d kill me if he knew I called him a deer, but he’ll put on a show and pretend to be tough. Pretend that nothing can hurt him and when he starts to do that don’t let him. Because his next step is to shut down and he won’t open back up.

He is broken and damaged and he has been hurt. He always said he wanted to find someone that was just like him. Maybe you are? I don’t know you, but if you’re his other half that means you understand what it’s like to feel his pain.

I hope this makes sense. You see I loved him once too. Part of me will always love him and that part doesn’t want to see him hurt. Please don’t break him.

Don’t let him be stupid. Let him live his dreams, but bring him down to Earth every once in a while. He isn’t a dreamer, but he isn’t a realist either. He’ll create an inner fantasy of dragons and knights and superheroes just let him. And when he’s been gone too long, food should pull him back.

I guess just take care of him.

Make sure he takes care of you too. It can’t be all give. And again, I don’t know what you need, but make sure he gives it to you because he chose you and that must mean you are pretty special.