My dear one
Let me tell you my secret:
Whenever you wonder
Why I love you
When you’re imperfect
In so many ways
My heart breaks
And its fragments move
Into my mind, my eyes, my mouth
My chest, my arms, my legs
My blood carries
Pieces of this heart
That loves you so dearly
And spreads it
Everywhere
Whenever it breaks,
It breaks open for you
And so I love you
Not because you’re perfect
Or you’re imperfect
I don’t care about perfection
I don’t care about the dream
All I care about is this reality
The one I share with you
It’s more beautiful
Than any wish or hope
For it is already here
In you, the beauty I see
Can pierce through
Illusions
That keep me blind
I am awake
In your midst,
I know
That who you are
Is a being that I love
Completely
Unconditionally
Irrefutably
You,
With all your doubts,
Your pain, your anger
You,
With your tenderness
Your wisdom, your soul
You are whole
Within you, I find
Hope, joy, and life
Within you, I know
That humanity
Is precious
Expanding
Evolving
You, my dear one,
A wonderful human being
You make me humane
You remind me of myself
You teach me how to be
Still, present, amazed
Life is perfect
With you around
My heart could break
But it will never perish
For you, my love,
Give it reason
To keep evolving,
Growing
From my heart to yours
May you see
That your struggle
To breathe, to change, to improve
That your self-judgment in mistakes
That your meticulous words,
Thoughts, and actions
These are all signs
That you care so deeply
For this world.
May you see that within yourself
And while you learn how
I am here, my dear one,
To hold you
And show you
The love that’s already there
So you can remember
The love that you already are
Yoga with Anna Manalastas 