Back To Me

by Kami Holt

You give me purpose. You challenge me to be a better father and man because I know that I have something worth holding on to. I’m happy, genuinely, completely happy. I wouldn’t have been able to say that a year ago or even three months ago. When I was a young nigga, I remember telling you that I could see my future when I looked at you, and that shit is still just as bright and clear as it was back then. You gon’ be my wife one day. The person who carries my legacy. The glue that holds our family together. I want you to accomplish every dream you have for yourself, but if all you ever do is wake every day and just exist, that would be more than enough for me. There’s nothing that you could do to earn my heart, because it doesn't belong to me. It never has.”