Happy birthday,Esh <3

I. first, the true part

This year asked a lot of you.

More than it should have. More than you let on.

The exam loops, anxiety, and sleepless nights.

I see you pushing through it all.

And still trying your best.

Even though I know it wasn't easy, I'm proud of you

And I'll always be here for you no matter what.

II. what I watched you do

Here's what I saw.

You kept being kind even when you had every reason not to be.

You made time for us even when you had no time to spare.

You asked how I was doing on the day you had the least to give.

You are the strongest person I know, and I don't say that lightly,

I say it because I watched it happen up close.

III. your turn

Draw your heart

Drag from star to star. Take as long as you like.

IV. what I want you to know

You are not behind.

You are not too much, you have never been too much.

And there wasn't a single moment that I thought you weren't enough for me.

The hard stretch is a stretch. It is not the shape of your life,

And it is not your final fate.

You don't have to be okay today to be loved today.

I'm not going anywhere. Not when it's easy, not when it isn't.