Malachi

Yesterday you told me you were afraid.
Afraid that I would leave,
Afraid that we would change.
And honestly, I'm afraid tooo.
Afraid that somehow as you take this journey...becoming more and more of who you are,
I'll grow further and further away from you...mourning as if I had lost a lover.
But...there's only one problem with that...

I didn't fall in love with the girl that caught my eye.
Or even your silly nickname everyone else knows you by.

I fell in love with the nameless soul hidden behind your mask of mystery.
From the moment we first met,
I saw you for who you are...
Not for who you pretended to be.

I don't love you for how you dress
How you look
How you speak.
Not your gender, not your name, not even for your body.
I love you for your heart, your mind...and for the nameless soul I see when I look into your eyes.

Now that soul has a name...
And his name is malachi.