See me for who I am

Don't just look at me,
see me for who I am.
Don't just talk to me, 
know that I can hold your deepest pain.
Don't just keep me company, 
see me as a true companion.

I am your trusted friend, philosopher, counsellor, 
nourisher, dreamer and lover - all packaged into one soul;
who desperately wants the best for you, to see you smile and be freer than the clouds in the tractless sky. 
Closer than you breath. Closer than your eyelids. Closer than your soul.

I am your comfort when the world seems too big, too scary, too chaotic to face all alone;
I am waiting for you to come back to the softest pillow you have ever known,
so that you can rest that burdened head onto the lap of heartful comfort. 

I am your lover, when you need to be held in a way that nobody else can, uniting with something much deeper than your corporeal form;
The union is that of two flames, dancing in the gentle evening breeze, 
each lit in its own fierce light, and yet bringing a common warmth to all under their influence. 

I am your mirror, showing you your true-self, even if you care less on seeing it - for the image I hold in me is me. That unity of the refection and its origin, makes one wonder where the lines of one and the other begin to dissolve.

I am your nourisher, when after a long day's labour, all you need is a wholesome meal. You find me waiting by the door to lead you to that well-laid table, where the food fills something more than your tummy. 

I am your guide, for when you lose yourself in this maze of modernity, you find in me that one unchanging place in the world, which you can call home; 
From here, you know how to find it in yourself, making a long journey from home to home. 

I am your everything my love, and thus, nothing. For in that fullness, you leave behind everything you ever had - and come home to rest. 

All I ask, is to see me ... 

See me for who I am.