The Words I Never Said Out Loud

Dear Friend,

I have wanted to tell you something for a long time, but the words always seemed to get stuck in my throat. So I am writing them down instead.

You mean more to me than I have ever been able to express. When I am with you, I feel like I can be my true self. You make me laugh when I want to cry. You hold me up when I feel like falling.

I love you. Not in the way that demands anything. Not in the way that expects anything in return. Just love, pure and simple, the kind that asks for nothing and gives everything.

Yours always,
Me