I wish I could tell you how much I really love you. I wish I could tell you from the other side of your veil of blindness that I am here and I understand. I hear you. I want to love you the way you want to be loved, the way you deserve to be loved. I want to place my fingers on your pale cheek and empty the emptiness in your eyes.

Instead, I watch you as you sleep. I watch you as you draw your pillow closer, as if it anchors you to safety in your dreams. And all I can tell you is this-

Learn how to hold yourself and I hope you'll find your peace.