~SibeLion

Posting a little early!

It's not about the gifts,
or the chocolate,
or even a piece of art that was drawn for you.
A holiday that really serves no purpose to our modern society,
but still has significant value to each one of us.
Be you single,
there is nothing wrong with that.
The day is not supposed to make you feel...
alone, depressed, doomed to an emotionless void.
Instead Valentines Day to you could focus on friendships.
The things and people that make you smile,
and the things and people that you think about regularly.
Be you in a relationship,
either just beginning, or holding strong,
Appreciate your significant other for every reason you love them.
It's not a day to find faults,
Or get in arguments.
It's a day to smile,
Know that someone has your back.
Give them a hug, a kiss here and there.
Go have lunch at your favorite silly restaurant,
or simply share a drink snuggled up on the couch.
Appreciate the fact that you have them close,
and that a great distance does not come between you.

For those of us who have our hearts held by others,
far across a vast ocean,
or impassible stretch of land,
this day may seem harder for us.
It is one thing to not have a valentine
Because you dont have anything to be upset about.
But to have a valentine that you cannot see
due to the distance between you,
is painful.

Sure the phone calls,
the skype calls,
the ever present messaging and texting
may help to shorten this distance in your head,
but physically there is that emptyness...
where he or she should be sitting next to you
being close,
being appreciated.

If there is one thing i've learned
in my near 7 months of dating Jake,
is that you never get over the distance.
But you press on with a smile.
You know that distance will one day vanish,
you two will be together.
But time is wicked,
and you just don't know when that'll be.

So how can you celebrate a valentine...
one that you only can hear
or see over a computer screen.
But one you cannot embrace,
or give the affection you dearly do desire.
You can't really do breakfast in bed,
or make a romantic dinner.
But you can, at the very least, do one thing.

(dear jake,)
Tell him that you love them.
That you think of him from the moment you wake in the morning,
to the last whisper of words before you fall asleep.
That there is not a day that goes by,
where you dont imagine living together under the same roof,
and until that day comes,
you cannot wait for your next visit together.
Tell him how much he means to you,
every single thing he has done,
big or small,
normal or abstract,
has made a difference in who you are.
That you will never let go of the love shared,
because it guides your path,
through the unknown field,
and that as long as you are together,
you will never get lost.
Show him that you care,
through the smallest of kind gestures,
a simple call to say "i love you, have a good day at work"
or a little text to say 'thinking of you."
Finally express your heart,
that its soft, gentle beat,
keeps you at inner peace,
knowing as long as the love shared is strong,
nothing can break you apart.

Happy [early] Valentines Day