You

You could be anyone
   But you were you.
You could have picked anyone
   But you picked me.
You could have gone anywhere
   But you chose to stay and fight
We could have given up the first time
   But something held us back
We could have picked on each other's flaws
   But tongues were simply twisted
We could have stayed mad all day
   But love's just not that simple.

You forget the times - they were years ago
   When I was not the strong one
You forget the moments - they seem so far
   When I needed to be held up
You forget the days we spent apart
    I could tell you every date
You forget the anger and frustration of mine
    When you had to deflect all my pain
You forget when I was selfish
     To be fair I try to forget too
You forget because the years have passed
     But your pain is so new.

I seem strong because I've been there, love
     But this is foreign to you.
I seem smart because I know what to say
     But it's only what I wanted to hear
I seem selfless because I give you my all
     But you can't see I don't have a choice
You feel selfish, a burden, chaos in my wake
      But you don't understand how it's simply the opposite

You're a light in my darkness
A flame that never burns out
You're a hand in the river
My saving grace from drowning
You're my grounding weight
The one who keeps my head level
You're the man that I love
Because our love has made me better.