I did not believe in love
until you came along
and gave me purpose
when I had once been
empty and meaningless.
You transformed my ideals
of never finding another
to rescue me from loneliness
and became my knight
in bent and rusted armor.
You were not perfect~
you had your share of
past rejection and heartbreak,
but you did not let that
define you as bitter and broken.
You taught me how to love
because despite what you
had been through, you were
still open to the possibility
of living happily ever after.