We aren't the distance between us. We're not the months that we're counting down to see each other. Not the tears we cry each night in longing for each other. No, we're more than that:

We're the late night talks on the phone, asking the simple things what's your favorite color, food,movie  to the intricate what do you want to be, who do you want to be? We're the knock on the door at 7 am to babysit. We're the hug around my waist while I'm elbow deep in dishes. We're our legs tangled together on the couch while I try to act interested in your favorite movie. We're our hands, fingers intertwined as we walk down the street. We're the 2pm naps when your chest is pressed against my back and I'm trying to make my every breath match yours. We're the chicken fights in the lake, the bonfires at night, the make-up you let me cover your face in, the bagels we make for breakfast, the sandwiches for lunch, the falling asleep on the couch when I didn't want to say goodnight, the t-shirt you gave me, the bracelets we wear on our wrists, the constant teasing, the pggy-back rides arounf the pool. We're that look in our eyes when we can't speak in fear of ruining the feeling in the air directly between us, and nowhere else in the world. We're the tears I cried into your shoulder when you had to leave, the last hug I could give you, the last kiss we'd share, the last smile, last glance, watching you walk out the door, the car driving away, going back upstairs and trying to imagine what my days, weeks, months, and years will be like without you with me. But I know now that that's not possible. We're always together, always with each other although we're miles apart. We're hope, love, faith, but most of all, we're together.