The Sound of Silence

I hate it when you face the wall and refuse to talk.

I hate when you wake me up when you go for your 6 am walk.

I hate the way you're always intentionally singing off key.

But I love how you rearranged your entire life for me.

I love how many things I've only done because of you.

I love the way you held my hand and always saw it through.

I love how brave you've been, even when everything went wrong.

I love that it's because of you that I've become so strong.

I hate the armor that you built having to deal with damage from me.

I hate all the obvious abuse that I was too blind to see.

I hate the way sometimes there's a bitterness in your voice,

But I love when you remind me you've always had a choice.

I love that you never hesitate when I ask you if it's changed.

I love that you're so confident about making the same mistakes.

I love that it never bothers you what other people say.

I love how fucking strong you are, I'm always amazed.

I hate that you're always on your phone for work.

I hate when you call me out when I'm being a jerk.

I hate the way you're always correcting the things I say,

But I love the way you try and do it gently.

I love that you take the time to explain,

I love not having to second-guess everything.

I love the confidence I have in our relationship.

I love being all-in on us. 

I used to hate the sound of silence,

I used to love the sound of violence.

I used to hate being vulnerable.

I used to love being alone.

I used to hate sharing my space.

I used to love sleeping in the same place.

I used to hate being physically touched.

I used to love someone, but it was never this much.