To all things

that have been left unsaid—

I will meet you

in the future.

For now,

I have chosen peace.

For now,

I have chosen love.

For now,

I have chosen hope.

I will not leave you unsaid forever—

but tonight,

I will.

I value my home.

I value my body.

I value my mind.

And my soul.

My heart

will open up to the ache

when it is needed—

when it can be processed.

I will love you.

I will accept you.

But I won’t let you control me.

I won’t let you take over.

Because this is my temple.

And I am the curator.

So for now,

the pain does not exist.

But the love?

The love is everything in me now.