the man i love

i've never felt a love so strong. something that i want to fight for. something that i want to last forever. cliche but true.

we are far apart. yet i feel his presence in my life as if he were by my side. he's by my side when i need him. he cares for me. he keeps me company when i'm all alone. he comforts me like nobody else can. he listens when i want to talk. he opened up to me like nobody else does. telling me all about his life. i feel as if i'm a part of him. a part of his life. just as he is a part of mine.

he's older than me. he knows more than i do. he opens up my eyes to the things i never knew. he makes me see how naive i've been. he made me see my mistakes. he helps me grow. he helps me understand the world.

i think i have been blessed to come to know such a man. i learn a lot from him. he's smart. smarter than the people i usually meet. he's read a lot of books and remembers them. he's like my grandfather in a way. reading all kinds of books. remembering and learning from what he reads. i admire that of him.

he knows his craft well. he learns fast. when he wants to do something, he learns things by himself. he shows me his work and i see how fast he's learned and how wonderful his work is. i admit, i envy him in his creativity and in his drive to learn new things.

his memory. God blessed him with such a wonderful memory. he remembers most everything. i envy that of him. i envy the way he can remember his past memories as if it were yesterday. telling me of all the details. how wonderful it would be to have such a memory. i, unfortunately, don't have that. i easily forget.

i've never met a man who takes on responsibilities even when it's not explicitly given to him. he takes it on as it is innately part of his duty of being a son, a brother, a father, an uncle, and last but not least as a boyfriend.

the son. he has been quite a big help to his father. he takes care of his father well. he's always there when his father needs him. he's compromised a lot of things for the sake of his dad. wouldn't a father be proud to have a son like him?

the brother. he's a good brother. he takes care of his younger sister. he helps her in any way he can. he listens when she wants to talk or rant about something. he checks up on his brother's family. making sure they're alright. helping them when they need the help.

the father. he has fathered a child and i admire him for not abandoning the girl and his child. he's supporting the child. he takes care of the baby. he loves the kid. i can see it with the way he talks about his boy. he's proud of how his boy can do this and that. i know sometimes he gets tired of chasing after him, disciplining him and all that comes with taking care of a child. but truth is, the kid is still his and he will always love him.

the uncle. this guy isn't just an uncle to his nieces and nephews. he's a friend to them. he takes care of them..protects them. they all like spending time with him. i guess it's because they have lots of fun with him around.

the boyfriend. he's not only my boyfriend. he's a friend to me. he takes good care of me. he accompanies me when i'm all alone. he talks to me when i need to be pushed into doing something that's good for me. he listens to me when i need him to. he does things for me. he loves me for who i am. he makes me feel important. he makes me feel like a woman. he has made me a part of his life.



ahh..there're still a lot of things i want to say. a lot of things that i can't explain. i cannot put into words everything about him. he means more to me than anybody else. he's the man i love. the man i always think about all throughout the day and night. the man i care about most deeply. someone i would like to take care of...to protect...to share my life with. he's someone i can to talk to about anything that comes to mind. he's someone i can just be with in silence and feel content..happy.

who might this man be? well, i'd like for you all to meet MIGUEL. the man i love.