You are the first one to greet me when I open my eyes in the morning. Like clockwork, you arrive instantly and make it clear that you are here to stay. You bring with you a familiar feeling that I can always count on. As routines, no matter how easy or hard, bring certainty in any life, with time, your presence have brought certainty in mine. And although you sometimes make my life unbearable, I do appreciate it, and even thankful.
But it wasn’t always like that. I remember when we first got introduced, and how I really didn’t want anything to do with you. I had known my share of the likes of you, so I can’t say you were all unfamiliar. Maybe that was why I kind of panicked during those first meetings. But as life would have it, you slowly occupied all aspects of my affairs. And acceptance came little by little.
In those early days, when i was still getting to know you, I had good, hopeful days, and days of despair. At the time I didn’t reflect too much on the lasting nature of our relationship – I was focusing all my energies at the present. In the meantime our occasional meetings rapidly escalated, until we became inseparable. I still can’t believe how swiftly we went through the transformation, from total strangers to intimate companions, spending all hours of the day together.
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