«Love Letter From The Battlefield» by Bianca Alina
My dearest,
Did you ever love someone so much that you were afraid to let them see the real you? I know I did. I was afraid to let the walls down and uncover my scars. I danced through my sadness, I smiled, and I loved you with all my heart. I kissed you and caressed you like no one ever had, but I never stayed, even though all I wanted was to lay my head on your chest and remember what it’s like to feel safe. The feeling of safety is still foreign to me. It’s been too long since my home became a battlefield, a place where my soul is wounded, my spirit shattered, and my body is unloved.
I almost lost myself trying to survive, becoming a shell of the woman I once was. I was pretending to live whilst slowly dying inside. Then I met you, and my whole being started to vibrate to the rhythm of your heartbeat. I fell in love with your soul, and I wanted to be more than your lover—to become that place where your body would feel loved and your soul would be nurtured. What I feel for you—this is no ordinary love. This is not a feeling that will fade away with time.
I promise you that I will find a way to stay here, wrapped in your love, forever.
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Author’s Bio
Bianca is an enthusiastic reader, and very passionate about poetry. Her soul always seeks poetry, just as the sunflower seeks the sun.
She wrote her first poem when she was 11, but she wrote with her heart long before she put her thoughts on paper. Her writings can be found on MasticadoresRumanía; Gobblers & Masticadores, or on my personal blog https://fatacusufletdecerneala.wordpress.com/
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