The essential message of unconditional love is one of liberation: you can be whoever you are, express all your thoughts and feelings with absolute confidence. You do not have to be fearful that love will be taken away. You will not be punished for your openness or honesty. There is no admission price to my love, no rental fees or installment payments to be made. There may be days when disagreements and disturbing emotions may come between us. There may be times when psychological or physical miles may lie between us. But I have given you the word of my commitment. I have set my life on a course. I will not go back on my word to you. So feel free to be yourself, to tell me of your negative and positive reactions, of your warm and cold feelings. Unconditional Love means that I cannot always predict my reaction or guarantee my strength, but one thing is certain: I am committed to your growth and happiness. I will always accept you. I will always love you!
-- Anonymous

I give you me, for I shared my hopes and my joys with you and you listened. I shared my sorrows and my fears and you didn’t taunt me or turn away. My secrets stayed between us, my fantasies were not bantered. When my moods were sour and my tongue curt, you waited. When I clawed and kicked at you, you waited again. When I ignored you or searched for something I thought was better, you waited, and waited some more. Thank you, thank you for waiting for me.

I give you my heart, the place where you’ve lived; my mind, the place that you work. I give you my ears to hear all that you say. I give you my eyes to take in all that you present. My hands will forever be held out to you, and they will forever care for you. I will walk in your direction as you lead us through our days, and I’ll show you the way when it’s my time to navigate. I’ll be your advocate, your audience, your devotee.

I give you me for I trust you with me. I feel safe in your care and completely loving in your charge. I embrace the freedom of loving you for I am free to love you and you only. I am free to express the extent of my love for you. I am free to dig within the depths of my love and bring out its treasures just for you. I am free to uncover my veiled passion and shower you with its effects. I am free to love you because you’ve loved me openly, patiently, slowly and endlessly. I promise you the same time, patience, gentleness, and devotion you’ve given me. For you, I am wholeheartedly and unconditionally yours.

I give you me to understand and accept our differences. I accept them and grow into them, expecting that we will have uncomfortable moments, and we’ll probably retreat into our separate worlds. But we’ll be okay and return to one another. I acknowledge that we have independent lives, our own friends, our own ways of viewing the world. But we’ll be okay and we’ll always return to one another. I’ll return to you each day so that we can begin a new day of understanding and acceptance together.

I give you me, unconditionally.

Sadiqqa © 1998