True Lover

Painting by Yongsung Kim

I was born scared,

for not being enough

to feel pure happiness

and true love from them.

I was really scared,

terrified that one day,

I will grow up by myself.

That no one will love me

completely as I am.

I was very scared,

for showing who I am.

I lowered down my standards

and hope that they may fit in.

But no matter how much I try,

no matter how much I changed,

nobody cares. No one dared.

I was born scared,

not until I met You.

And from that day, I knew

that I will be living new.

You told me that I was loved,

and You showered me with it, too.

You accepted me,

not because of what I have,

but because of who I am.

From my flaws to my deepest

and darkest secrets―you said,

“They are beautiful.”

What made me emotional

is when I was right there at the corner,

crying, laying on the cold floor, and

being sinful as I am―you said,

“I love you even more.”

And God, since that day, I knew

that I will be forever grateful to You;

because I was loved and saved,

by the universe’s True Lover.

Marielle Jaravata | Regina Lucis High School