Friday, December 3, 2010

Letter to a Lover

I found this letter on a chat site no less. I found it to be so profound, so moving, so poignant and so sweet. I knew I had to post it into my blog. The writer wished to remain anonymous, but agreed to let me post it. The note is made out to a lover he never found, the lover he has pictured, but has simply never seen, a lover he often listens to, but has strangely never heard, a lover only found in dreams and in this letter's words:

You want to get to know me...

Because you like to put your feet on my coffee table.
Because I love Cape Town in the winter... and you don't mind.
Because I understand your needs.
Because I trust your instincts.
Because of coffee and chocolate and ice-cream.
Because you borrow my shirts.
Because you know when to bite your tongue.
Because you enjoy our meaningless conversations late at night in bed.
Because you can't wait to hear what I think.
Because your family comes first.
Because you know my favourite song.
Because we both cheer for the underdog.
Because you taught me how.
Because I like hands that are bigger than mine.
Because Paris is just ours.
Because you choose me.
Because you never walk away from a problem.
Because you wrote the softest things on my back when I was falling asleep.
Because I had never been before you...

- I read it late one night, and simply felt inspired. I hope the words can move you too...

1 comment:

  1. Wow J! Beautiful blog. And whoever the person is that wrote the letter is really very sweet. You should post more of these - even if you are just browsing chat sites. lol. ;)

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