A decade passes by caught in a screen,
|Each moment without you passing slowly.
The distance shelters unseen misery
Hidden behind words and bittersweet smiles,
Building 'til it pours out, a bursting dam.

Alongside pain the inevitable -
Growing as people, finding our true selves
Always learning more about each other.
Clashing a while, near the beginning
Only to understand as years pass.

Hidden truths come to light, fear is dispelled.
Despite the distance I need you to know
How beautiful, wonderful and smart,
How talented, how so very you
That you are. And I'll always love this you.

Rare, sweet instances find us together,
Exchanging gentle words, joyful laughter
Sneaking kisses, holding hands, so in love.
Safe in the knowledge we're finally home.