Tavi

For you I will be the best I can be
For you I will search for all of the beauty
For you I will linger with every butterfly
For you I will search and climb ever so high
For you I will always give all of my love
For you I will treasure that which is above

I will make you this promise that I will never leave
I will do all I can to hold to you, it’s you that I must cleave
I will not take for granted that which is in my life
I will count all of my blessings and not worry about the strife’s
I will recognize that there are trials that I will have to face
I will always stand my ground and never leave my place

I love you because you’re happy, you forget all that is bad
I love you because you never took for granted all that you had
I love you because you defied all that the doctors set for you
I love you because you proved yourself in all you had to do
I love you because you’re beautiful – both inside and out
I love you because you made me learn that there’s never a reason to doubt

You are so beyond special and reside within my heart
You are the one that makes the distance not seem so far apart
You are strong and perfect and loving in every single way
You are the one who knew it was time to go even though we wanted you to stay
You are the world to me despite all of my fears
You are the person I pray to be, and I hold that person dear

Written July 8, 2013
By Elisse Cook