I know it was just an
Ice cream cake
But it really was so much more
It was the evisceration of all the sadness
Spanning two failed relationships sitting within my gut
It was the eradication of ten years worth of broken promises
It was the first heartbeat that knew that it was heard
It was just an ice cream cake
It was calories
And chocolate
It was just dessert that said “happy birthday”
But to me
It was a sign that said
You cared when no one else would
It said you listened
When everyone else heard none
It said SELFLESSNESS
Because I knew you would never have a bite
It said that even though you wanted to give me more
You thought of me
It wasn’t until my 30th birthday
That I thought to myself
I am finally with a man that sincerely
loves me
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