Trust. It’s not just about telling the truth or not telling lies. It’s something much, much deeper than that. It’s being able to be comfortable with someone. It’s understanding and being understood. It means to have the certainty that a person will catch you if you fall, or that the person has your back even when you’re not there. It’s being able to give your heart and soul to someone knowing they will not break it. Trust is earned, not given freely. Once you have gained a person’s trust, don’t take that shit lightly. Because once it’s broken, it can never be mended.
An elfchen style poem I wrote around two years ago.
“I believe that we are who we choose to be. Nobody’s going to come and save you, you’ve got to save yourself. Nobody’s going to give you anything. You’ve got to go out and fight for it. Nobody knows what you want except for you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don’t get it. So don’t give up on your dreams.”
“Sometimes you just have to be brave. You have to be strong. Sometimes you just can’t give in to weak thoughts. You have to beat down those devils that get inside your head and try to make you panic. You struggle along, putting one foot a little bit ahead of the other.”
“Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who’s in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It’s like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven’t seen in a long time.”
“You can’t just give up on someone because the situation’s not ideal. Great relationships aren’t great because they have no problems. They’re great because both people care enough about the other person to find a way to make it work.”