Matthew is everything that is good in this world;
He is everything I love about people.
He is the playfulness of a child on summer’s day;
He is the exhilarating sound of a splash in a crisp pool
As the August heat warms youthful spirits.
He is the wind blowing through the car
When the windows are all rolled down
While everyone’s favorite hit is sung along to by good old friends.
He is the entertainment you used to get seeing which raindrop
Would win the race to the bottom of the window first.
He is the carefree spirit that would get you to go running out into the pouring rain;
Dancing in it, not caring how wet you were getting or how much mud
Was getting on your shoes.
He is the warmth of the indoors afterwards,
When mom would decide to light the fireplace
As you sipped hot cocoa with your little brother.
He is the feeling of putting on clothes fresh out of the dryer.
He is the scent of cinnamon rolls in the morning waking you up
After spending a night at your grandmothers house.
He is the laughter you share at sleepovers with your best friend at 3 AM.
He is the goosebumps you get listening to an amazing song
And having every lyric resonate with you.
He is the feeling of relief you get after a good cry,
The kind where you can hardly breathe and snot is coming out your nose,
But it all feels so much better when its over.
He’s everything that’s good in this world.
He’s only human, but to me he’s the embodiment of love, of hope, of strength.
He is my boyfriend, my best friend,
The one who I can tell anything to;
The one I promise to love every day, not because of how he makes me feel,
But because of who he is:
My Matthew, forever and always.
